Monthly Archives: July 2026

Sometimes a Sappy Smile Is Just the Thing

Posted on July 31, 2026 by mitchteemley

Car gives birth en route to hospital! Sometmes a sappy smile is just the thing. I love humor (who doesn’t?). And I confess to having a sarcastic streak (OK, more like a motherload). But there’s just so much mean-spirited humor … Continue reading →

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I Turned 12 Today (in Blogger Years)!

Posted on July 30, 2026 by mitchteemley

Left: Me at biological age 12. I hated this photo the moment I saw it; with my cracked front tooth and sticky-outy ears, I decided I looked just like Mad Magazine’s poster boy Alfred E. Neuman! So I cut it … Continue reading →

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Embarrassing Side Effects

Posted on July 28, 2026 by mitchteemley

Image by NickRebmann My Real Memoir I’ve been unable to work on my normal memoir post for today due the embarrassing side effects of a recent medical procedure. Seriously, gag photo aside, I really did have a supposedly “simple” procedure, … Continue reading →

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Something to Live For

Posted on July 27, 2026 by mitchteemley

Photo by Jamie Street Thought for the Week Monday is the start of the work week for most of us. And while we know we should “work to live and not live to work,” is that enough? It’s important to … Continue reading →

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Share the Reason for Your Hope

Posted on July 26, 2026 by mitchteemley

Photo by Lina Trochez Share the Reason for Your Hope “Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them become what they are capable of being.” ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ≅

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50 Strange and (Sometimes) Strangely Beautiful Buildings

Posted on July 24, 2026 by mitchteemley

People who live in glass houses… 50 Strange and (Sometimes) Strangely Beautiful Buildings. Some architects should be celebrated. Some should be tested for drugs. Either way, the creators of these buildings never bore us. In fact, avoiding boredom may just … Continue reading →

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Two Things in Life You Can’t Fake

Posted on July 23, 2026 by mitchteemley

Photo by Paul Duncan Two Things in Life You Can’t Fake: Singing and sincerity. People may not tell you, but they know instantly when you’re off-key. So, before you go out on stage, make sure your heart is in tune. … Continue reading →

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My Early Brushes With Mortality

Posted on July 21, 2026 by mitchteemley

Photo source: Richard Ratay My Real Memoir My Early Brushes with Mortality. I’d spent just four months in my new home. Still, everything had changed. I’d gained two new best friends and emerged from my shy-shell. “Emerged?” Heck, I was … Continue reading →

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Using Others Wounds Our Souls

Posted on July 20, 2026 by mitchteemley

“Manipulator” (career attraction.com) Thought for the Week: Using Others Wounds Our Souls “Have you ever manipulated someone, and then felt remorse? Did you fix that bridge? Or did you burn it?” ~The Wishing Map We were created for something better … Continue reading →

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A Taste of Heaven

Posted on July 19, 2026 by mitchteemley

Photo by Roman Odintsov A Taste of Heaven “For I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son … Continue reading →

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