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Monty and I went to different colleges, but they were close enough so that Monty could come home on weekends.  We spent our weekend study time in the room that Monty’s paternal grandparents had lived in when they lived with Monty’s family.  One day when we were studying, we got distracted by a strange smell coming from a dresser.  We …

Dad: “When we go to Kansas, we should visit the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson.” Me: “A space museum?” Dad: “Yes.  Why are you making that face?” Me: “I’m just not that into space stuff.” Dad: “You’re not into it?  How can a person not like space?” It’s not that I don’t like space.  I’m just not a space aficionado like Dad …

It would be an understatement to say that I have a tendency to be melancholy sometimes.  But I’m working on it.  As we say in recovery, “Progress, not perfection.”  I hope that I’m making some progress towards not being so serious all the time.  Last week, I decided to change the way I wrote in my gratitude journal and, while …

In the movie “Collateral Beauty,” there’s a scene where a woman is sitting in a hospital waiting room, crying.  A stranger next to her says, “Are you losing somebody?” The woman says that she’s losing her daughter, and the stranger replies, “Just make sure you notice the collateral beauty.” I’ve thought quite a bit about that concept since I saw …

I wish I didn’t have to write this blog.  I wish there was no need for it.  But this subject has been heavy on my heart, and as much as I try to forget it or think of something else to write about, I can’t. I read a story last week about a 17-year-old girl who had chosen to be …