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You Can Always Give Something

Posted on November 20, 2025 by mitchteemley

“You can always give something, even if it is only kindness.” ~Anne Frank ΞΆ

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What If It’s Not What We Expected?

Posted on November 2, 2025 by mitchteemley

Dear believers: What if God’s plans for the future don’t go the way we expect them to? (Has the present?) What if everything plays out in a way we could never have imagined? Does it matter? Has it ever? All … Continue reading →

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Edit, Edit, Edit…and Then Edit Again

Posted on May 14, 2025 by mitchteemley

Some things never change: I’m currently working on the “final final” draft of my book. It’s all strictly scientific: First, I remove sequences. Then I put them back in. Then I remove them again. Then I move paragraphs, put them … Continue reading →

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Father’s Dud?

Posted on June 20, 2024 by mitchteemley

Last Sunday, we celebrated Father’s Day in my country. Some of us did, that is. Others simply haven’t had the kind of warm, wise, loving daddykins they can wax sentimental over. If that’s a little too close for comfort, I … Continue reading →

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Now Back to Work!

Posted on December 27, 2023 by mitchteemley

Face it, with the holiday weekend past and the end of the year not yet here, we have no choice but to pretend we’re working. β€œI love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” ~Douglas … Continue reading →

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Thoughtful Thursday

Posted on July 21, 2022 by mitchteemley

Some of my profounder thoughts of late:Β  Always stand behind those who are misunderstood (safer there). This is me with my niece who’s adopted a paleo diet. When she gets aggressive I just bop her on the nose. People have … Continue reading →

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Beyond Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 17, 2022 by mitchteemley

Soulmate (noun): Someone you’re “made for” and don’t have to work at loving. Someone you choose to continue loving every day. Love is a choice we keep on making.

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What Gender Is Your Computer?

Posted on May 29, 2021 by mitchteemley

I didn’t write the following, but I do find it amusing (I don’t know who wrote it). Yes, it’s based on stereotypes, but there are some β€œthat kinda rings true” statements. And, yes, it’s not very of-our-time; I mean, are … Continue reading →

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Happy New Weird!

Posted on January 1, 2021 by mitchteemley

2020: The year we laughed until we cried. No, wait, make that cried until we laughed. Because, whatever else 2020 may have taught us, it taught us how to laugh in the face of absurdity–together, or, well, six feet apart, … Continue reading →

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Job Hunting During COVID-19

Posted on September 8, 2020 by mitchteemley

So many people have lost their jobs this year. (I know this sounds like a joke, but it really happened): I received a cheerful notice from LinkedIn suggesting that I, “CongratulateΒ  ______Β  for completing six months in their new position … Continue reading →

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