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These Days
Lady at the store: What sport do you play? Me: Play? Well, I play soccer in our yard with a really big kickball and we try to score in...
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Windows Open
This time of year, I've learned to open the windows. When I'm laying in bed at night, water trickling down our fountain is the last thing...
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Somersaults
When I was in second grade, my family lived on an Army base in Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. I remember my school holding tryouts for a talent...
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Tavington's Tribute
He once caught a bird with his bare paws, leaving my children in wide-eyed-wonder of his instinctual hunting skills. That was Tavington;...