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21 Thoughts about 2021

Posted on December 30, 2021 by

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Making meals for homeless people takes the sting out of a lot of things. The best thing I did all year was go to all my daughter’s prenatal appointments with her. Don’t drink so much you get a hangover in the morning and think… Continue Reading “21 Thoughts about 2021”

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10 Things I Quit Doing in 2018

Posted on December 29, 2018 by

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Working for money. This is a bigger deal than it sounds because what it means is that I disentangled my ego from how much money I make. Now the U.S. Government has set my value with its incredibly generous Social Security benefits. Waiting for… Continue Reading “10 Things I Quit Doing in 2018”

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Count Me In

Posted on December 26, 2015 by

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“There’s no rest for the weary! It’s up and at ’em.” There was no lounging around for us the day after Christmas because in the dime store business, it was time to take inventory. Between December 26 and 31, we counted everything in the… Continue Reading “Count Me In”

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What happens here on Red's Wrap is all over the map. There is no single theme, no overarching gripe, no malady of my own or others that dominates. I write about what seems important or interesting at the moment and what aims me toward hope. I write stories, essays, poems - whatever fits the day and the mood. Nothing stays the same, here or anywhere. That's a good thing. Happiness. It's relative.

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