I’m an Asshole, You’re an Asshole, but I’m Probably a Bigger Asshole Than You.

It’s true, I am. Don’t believe me? Just wait.

I find myself sarcastic and cynical of everything and everyone. Little comments come out of my mouth before I even know they have been thought. Some times right at that moment, I am in horror over what I just…

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Scratching the Surface of The Philosophy of Anger

“When angry, count four. When very angry, swear.” Mark Twain

It doesn’t take a lot of anger for me to swear, it is one of my many shortcomings as a person. Seeing this quote above made me laugh and it went along with what I have been thinking about lately.

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Little Mrs. Brightside.

It’s a stressful life. The bad news? That’s life. We live imperfectly in an imperfect world and basicly put, shit happens. I could say stuff happens, unpleasant things unfold or any arrangement of other words here, but when the waves are crashing in and…

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The Secular Homeschool Community - May 2013 Giveaway - Oak Meadow Curriculum and School

http://www.secularhomeschool.com/content/929-may-2013-giveaway-oak-meadow-curriculum-school/

Just a quick thumbs up for those interested in this curriculum.

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New Parenting Technique : Make the kids angry, get peace and quiet.My children are angry with me. Both are holed up in their rooms with grumpy faces hurling insults…View Post

New Parenting Technique : Make the kids angry, get peace and quiet.

My children are angry with me. Both are holed up in their rooms with grumpy faces hurling insults…

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Good, Old Fashioned, Vampire Violence Brought to You by Hattie

Oh no, not another mother gushing about how amazing her child is! Sorry folks, but I am proud.

My daughter recently took second in a local writing contest here in Galesburg Illinois called, The Big Write. When I first found out about the contest, I asked…

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The Option That is “Safe”

Our lives are full of options. The regular kind, to wear the red shirt or to wear the black one. Should I put my hair up or leave it long?These are your every day, mundane options. Then there are life decisions, starting at a young age. Will it be college…

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“Some days are like that, Even in Australia”

Is it whiskey time yet? I certainly feel it creeping up. 

Some days are easier to center than others. I tried all day long to re-focus my thoughts and energy. I looked closely at all the areas I was wasting my thoughts on and pulled at them to reel them…

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A Tale of The Writer Blocked

Maybe I have nothing more to say. There are times I have words bound up inside me that will not come out, no matter how long I stare at this stupid piece of technology in my lap. I guess you could say I am Liturature-ly constipated. (zing, what  play on…

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Friends, Fun Times and Other Shtuff.

Through the years with our good friend, fellow Tattoo artist and business partner, Ed Young we have unofficially started and continued a tradition of tattooing each other ( I should mention that this is a group of proffesional tattoo artists, that own our…

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