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A creative spirit exploring the physical and digital worlds one step at a time. Seeking stable friendship with similar souls. A problem solver and man of many metaphors. If you can't figure out how to compose something, invite me to the table.
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YOU Put the Ring on It (opens the original)
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It’s about time I put this out in writing, so it’s visible and available when needed.I am a perpetually single heterosexual man who is not comfortable talking much with married people. Why? Well, like many things in my life, my reactions stem from family experience/history. I will try to break down my feelings with a few “bullet points.”My family has a 90-98% divorce rate. Few are married to their first wives. Many are smokers/drinkers. “Happy ever after” and similar fairy-tale messages are kind
‘No Such Thing as Over-Thinking (opens the original)
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Listen up! I am here to eliminate the term “over-thinking” (or overthinking…however you want to write that, I guess) and its association with being “counter-productive!” Thinking is only counter-productive when it disagrees with what someone is trying to produce/accomplish, when it steers activity away from the goal. But, even then, that thinking may still be producing something of value. Over-thinking is just more thinking than some care to do. It’s not too much for the thinker unless they feel
Seasons Were Meant to Be Savored (opens the original)
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Stick to the rhythm and the pace nature is used to applying.Put this in your pumpkin-spice latte.Bag that summer itch for autumn leaves.Sack that Christmas music until after November.The only spring you need is the gentle wake from winter which fills your world with flowers. But, spare me the spring fever (hay fever, that is).Don’t rush the seasons. Every time you wish or want for something that hasn’t come yet, you tug the magic string a little harder and miss some of the precious opportunities
A Beach for All Seasons (opens the original)
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Spring: I want to shed some layers and dance in the rain.Summer: I want to keep safe and cool but still feel the warmth of the sun.Autumn: I want to explore and do some beachcombing.Winter: I want to put on a sweater and go find a warmer beach.ShareSubscribe now<p class="b
Take a Hike with Me (opens the original)
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ShareAs summer turns to autumn, spend a little time outdoors embracing nature.And then, come inside to stoke the fires that will keep you warm all winter.May we all find our way home to reassuring warmth and companionship.Subscribe now<a class="button primary" h
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