Dust
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Posts tagged ‘memories’
Jul 6
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I gaze upon the room,
I cross the creaking
I grope along walls
I breathe in the dust
Stop. Rewind. Do-over.
4/18/90
Sometimes, I just wish that my life was being played on some VCR somewhere.
Then, when I say or do something stupid, or when I say something wrong, I could just rewind the tape, and say it like I wanted to say it.
That would be great, but I’m afraid I’d spend all of my time rewinding.
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This week’s Query is all about learning from your mistakes!
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What’s something you learned The Hard Way?
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Jul 1
Really Valuable Lessons…can really suck
When I was 14, I learned a really valuable lesson.
And it really sucked.
The lesson I learned is that not all of your friends are actually friends. It took me about a year to figure this out, but I did, and at the same time, I learned that sometimes you just have to cut your losses. There are some people who you just can’t be friends with, or rather, that you shouldn’t be close friends with. You shouldn’t work hard to nurture intimate friendships with people who behave in ways that are against to your best interests, with people who damage you. These are not friends. I believe. Read more
this used to be my town
When I was growing up, it wasn’t entirely unusual for my parents to randomly tell us how things had changed in our town. We are a fairly settled family, with both of my parents having done their growing up in Fredericksburg or one of the surrounding counties. We mostly all still live here, including aunts, uncles and cousins on both sides. Every now and then we raise a wanderer, but it’s unusual. So when my parents say the town has grown, they know firsthand what they’re talking about.
steadily skipping stones 