As much as I love the holidays, there’s one tradition that I can do without: getting sick. Usually it’s the flu on Christmas. This year was something new. For those who are faint of stomach, be warned. The following is a graphic description that includes bodily fluids.
On Friday of New Year’s weekend, I got the [...]

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“Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; they shall not be ashamed, but shall speak with their enemies in the [...]

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I had a date with a judge on Wednesday. Remember that buyer we had so much trouble with back in February? Well, on the advice of our realtor and lawyer, we filed a small claims case to get the earnest money.
I was on the Speech & Debate team back in college. I find a lot [...]

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I got a rejection letter from the last of the three universities I applied to, Western Washington. At least they offered to discuss how to strengthen my application. I plan to contact them during the window of time they set aside.
While I was definitely surprised and somewhat disappointed, the impact was lessened by the fact [...]

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I got rejection letters from both Iowa and Montana, the former on Saturday and the latter today. While Iowa was my first choice, I knew it was the longest shot, cushioning the blow. Adding Montana to that beat the cushion to the pulp. Of late, my ego has been fragile where writing is concerned, and [...]

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