Category: Introspection

  • Positive reinforcement builds a child’s self-confidence and it promotes their repeating good behavior. It’s also something I have to practice.

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  • I wonder if destroying the kids in games is the right approach to feeding their hunger for strategic games.

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  • Near Everything

    If a question about places in Huntsville begins with “Are you near…”, my answer is ‘yes’. I seem to be reasonably close to everything.

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  • Yesterday, I went to a group meetup for WordPress fans made up Bloggers and Web Designers. Attending was step 1 in finding my people here in Huntsville, AL — those like-minded individuals who will inadvertently hold me accountable. Step 2 Step 2 is finding the groups I connect with on a cultural level. I’ve used…

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  • I have an idea for the kid’s rooms. To help remind my children that I too was a child, I can hang photos of me at various ages of childhood. Is that weird? Because it feels genius.

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  • Birthday 39

    I am one year older today. I’m looking around my apartment at the boxes and wondering why I don’t feel like I’m at home. Am I ever going to feel like I’m at home anywhere? It’s weird that everything in my life feels like what’s next instead of this is awesome. I may not be…

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  • There’s no reason Egg Nog should be seasonal. It’s not an exotic fruit. It’s not strawberries or mangos, man. That’s all I’m going to say about that. Good day

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  • Grey

    I really, really think I spell grey with an “e” because the E key is right there next to the R key.

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  • Move in, Me

    The progress I’ve made in unpacking my new home is shameful.

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  • I’m rebuilding Mikewriting.com. I think my approach this go ’round is a lot better than the 2018 rebuild. But I haven’t written one new post or scripted one new narration

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  • I’ve been dialing back giving unsolicited advice. It’s kinda nice. I don’t do as much talking. Seems like I listen pretty seriously for clues that someone is asking. I’m looking hard for those hints. Resist the Fix I thought it would be harder to hold my tongue, because I want to fix things. It’s my…

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  • December is starting off a little dry. Can’t put my finger on it. My daughter’s birthday is tomorrow. It’s unfortunate my marriage ended before the whole death parting and whatnot, but I’m really, really grateful we made those two kids. I can’t see another marriage or even a live together situation happening. ISeriously, I am.…

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