Monthly Archives: December 2018

Summarized

Posted on December 31, 2018 by d4vid

Someone on Twitter suggested trying to summarize your 2018 with a single word and then try to summarize your plans & hopes for 2019 with  a single word.  Here are mine. 2018:  Journey 2019:  Stillness

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Threshold

Posted on December 31, 2018 by d4vid

I’ve been reading The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Sozhenitsyn and ran across this chilling paragraph which seems appropriate for the times we’re living in: “Evidently evildoing also has a threshold magnitude.  Yes, a human hesitates and bobs back and forth … Continue reading →

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Review

Posted on December 30, 2018 by d4vid

I’m seeing a lot of “Did I even do anything this year?” tweets.  And I can’t relate.  This was my 2018: Sorted my father’s belongings. Scattered my father’s ashes. Drove nearly 12,000 miles around America to see family & friends. … Continue reading →

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Legit

Posted on December 28, 2018 by d4vid

Duolingo sent me an email urging me to take up learning a new language in the new year.  In the middle of their list of available languages, I found these. But I’ll be damned before I recognize Danish as a … Continue reading →

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Sticking

Posted on December 13, 2018 by d4vid

One of the chefs at the cafe at work commented on the weather by saying, “It’s snowing, but it isn’t sticking.” This California kid had never heard the term “sticking” used to mean “accumulating” in reference to snow.  I have … Continue reading →

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