Jim's Take
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It’s time I accept it. I called destiny – and it did not take my call. Perhaps it’s just not my time. Maybe I wasn’t meant for greatness. Or, greatness in the super hero sense of the word. I think my ordinary life is pretty great. But I had been led to think there was … Continue reading Alas, It’s Time
I know the expression, “Less is More” and it’s an adage that I adhere to. When I go to buy a shirt, I don’t want to look at 35 different options, maybe 8 to 10 gives me a better visual for the shirt I want. Or, another example, I wear glasses. And when I need … Continue reading When Less Isn’t More
And her name is Ava. And Ava is good. Correction—Ava is DAMN GOOD. It’s been a strange week in the Sumstine house. I’ve been sick.Not “sniffles and a nap” sick.I’m talking real sick. But you know how guys handle being sick, right? We don’t complain.We don’t slow down.We just hunker down, pull up the big … Continue reading There’s A New Girl In Town
I’ve been had. Curses. And to be 100% honest – I’m quite upset about it. I feel as if I’ve been cast aside. A major corporation has wronged me. Like, what did I ever do to them? And when I say MAJOR corporation, I do mean a MAJOR corporation. So what do I do? Do … Continue reading One Day Late and a Dollar Short
Before the days of Social Media a person actually had to do something to become famous. Or even somewhat famous. But then, just as quickly as that person became famous, they dropped out of the news. Well, actually they didn’t drop out of the “news”, but rather, they dropped out of the limelight. If you … Continue reading What Ever Happened To (Part 2)
It’s been a while. It’s been more than a while. Too long. Not days. No – it’s been weeks. WEEKS. You see, I fell for their game. DANG IT !!!! They got me. They reeled me in and then … BAMM!!!! They got me. Oh – and I’ve looked. I’ve looked everywhere. EVERYWHERE !!! But … Continue reading It is NOT Okay
But I know it’s not going to. It’s with both excitement and quite a bit of sadness that I tell you – my oldest has turned 20. 20. TWENTY. I’m not ready for that. I’m just getting used to this adulting thing myself, I was dragged into it kicking and screaming. It used to problems … Continue reading This Has Got to Stop.
People come and go out of our lives. Not necessarily because of death, but often we just move on to different stages of our lives. We might follow a story in the news, or we might be into an athlete and then over time, we forget. I thought about people, both famous and maybe even … Continue reading What Ever Happened To ……
Lots going on these days. Sometimes I have random thoughts and other times I have actual updates on already made posts. My random thoughts might not be deserving of their own posts – so I try and group them together to make it easier for my valued readers to digest. Update 1 – Still no … Continue reading Update
Words, not of wisdom …. Nope, just words …. Recently I started squeezing blueberries into my coffee. It’s quite the taste. I pulverize several blueberries into my mug before I use my Keurig for coffee. *Side Note 1 – you do remember my love for my Keurig, as written in my very first post … Continue reading Words
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