Monthly Archives: April 2023

Dandelions Are Human Weeds

Posted on April 20, 2023 by mitchteemley

Inspired by my earlier post “Damnedelions“ It’s that time of year when even amid the hushes of snow dandelions appear. How like us they are arranging themselves about their clocks terrified of being uprooted. Created to live for a season … Continue reading →

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10 Terrible Pieces of Life Advice We’ve All Received or Probably Given Others

Posted on April 19, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is life coach to millennials and mid-career executives, Bachir Bastien. Born in Haiti and now living in Taiwan, Bachir earned his master’s degree in Management Science from National Chiao Tung University. He conducts workshops tied … Continue reading →

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I Grew Up at Disneyland!

Posted on April 18, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Or rather, I grew up going there. To this day I can draw a more accurate map of Disneyland than I can my home town. Still, certain visits to the Magic Kingdom glow a little brighter in … Continue reading →

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“Damnedelions!”

Posted on April 17, 2023 by mitchteemley

(Time-lapse video below) Thought for the Week It’s that time of year (where I live) when mock daisies, a.k.a. dandelions, begin popping up all over our neighborhood. Don’t get me wrong, I’m no purist. I like my grass sprinkled with … Continue reading →

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Throw Your Life Away

Posted on April 16, 2023 by mitchteemley

“Only those who throw their lives away for my sake and for the sake of the Good News will ever know what it means to really live.” ~Mark 8:35 May the good news of God’s grace invade every part of … Continue reading →

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Only the Beginning

Posted on April 15, 2023 by mitchteemley

Artwork by Stefan Keller The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode, click here. To read the entire novel, begin here. Wounded and bruised, Zack and Gina returned … Continue reading →

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My Biggest Hits of 2022

Posted on April 14, 2023 by mitchteemley

Dude, that is like so last year! True. But I wanted to wait until all of the lesser awards were out of the way—you know, World Cup, Grammys, Oscars, Super Bowl—before announcing the one you’ve all really been waiting for. … Continue reading →

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Am I the Real Forrest Gump?

Posted on April 13, 2023 by mitchteemley

My daughter calls me Forrest Gump. She has this theory that I’ve not only met most of the world’s famous people, but that I (accidentally) caused most of modern history’s major events. Silly, I know. All I can say is, “Daughters … Continue reading →

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Sacred Spaces for Stories

Posted on April 12, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Wynne Leon of Surprised by Joy. Wynne is an optimist who is “charting her own path.” She’s also a single mother whose children regularly show her “what it is like to be so fresh … Continue reading →

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California Dreamin’

Posted on April 11, 2023 by mitchteemley

 My Real Memoir During my sophomore year at our SoCal suburban high school, influenced by the star of my favorite TV show, I became our school’s unofficial Dick Van Dyke, its most prodigious practitioner of pratfalls and double-takes. But was … Continue reading →

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