Tag Archives: relationships

The Girl With the Beautiful Brain

Posted on May 21, 2024 by mitchteemley

Image by Etienne Boulanger My Real Memoir I’d been living alone for a few weeks now and cherished my little corner of paradise. But I’d also gotten a taste of how lonely and brutal a life of isolation can be. … Continue reading →

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Finding the Right Person

Posted on April 29, 2024 by mitchteemley

Source: flutie8211 Thought for the Week We spend so much of our lives waiting for “the right person.” The right person to marry. The right person to hire us for that career-making job. The right person to make it happen, … Continue reading →

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Attention Must Be Paid

Posted on April 25, 2024 by mitchteemley

When a cat stares at you, you’re compelled to comply. Our little cat Misha was the prime practitioner of The Rubby Ritual, a religious ceremony in which either I or my wife were required to sit on the floor while … Continue reading →

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On My Wife’s Birthday

Posted on March 4, 2024 by mitchteemley

You Are My Allegory It’s no great wonder we should think in metaphors Our lives here are but parallels to something more Still, lacking that more perfect world, we call this Life and mend our broken wings and salve each … Continue reading →

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About Those New Year’s Resolutions…

Posted on January 3, 2024 by mitchteemley

Ah, yes, New Year’s Resolutions, those things half of us make and the other half mock. Much has been said about how badly people follow through on their resolutions. After all, the statistical success rate is something like -33%, which … Continue reading →

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Five Years Ago Today

Posted on December 28, 2023 by mitchteemley

On this date, in 2018, I posted that  someone had stolen a credit card out of our mail box, activated it, and bought themselves a top-of-the-line computer! Um, Merry Christmas? (Yes, we disputed the charge.) The very next day we … Continue reading →

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You Are a Legend!

Posted on August 21, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week The Legend: The sun hung like an ambered jewel betwixt the clouds as Prince Mitch hacked his way into the Dandelion Forest. Legion were those that stood against him, beyond counting the blades he faced. Yet … Continue reading →

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The “I Love You” Game

Posted on February 16, 2023 by mitchteemley

I have a friend who’s unhappy in his marriage and is thinking of leaving. This is the conversation I hope to have with him. “What should I do?” he asks, not really wanting to hear the answer. “Put it to … Continue reading →

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40 Years Ago Today

Posted on January 12, 2023 by mitchteemley

“A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.” ~Ruth Bell Graham Have you talked to your co-forgiver lately?  40 years ago today I met the woman I would marry.* Of course, I had no idea at the time. … Continue reading →

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Love Hurts

Posted on January 9, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Love hurts, love scars Love wounds and marks Any heart not tough or strong enough To take a lot of pain, take a lot of pain Love is like a cloud that holds a lot of … Continue reading →

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