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On observing life

By ⋅ October 27, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

On my old WordPress site, which is really more of a private journal, I would document the interesting, amazing and unusual observations of life.  You see, I don’t do a lot of inward reflection, but I do sense, if not always pay attention, to patterns that surround myself, or others.

Then, to seemingly contradict or confuse myself, I also detect patterns that don’t have, well, a pattern.  Many people see patterns as something that occurs with regular frequency, and therefore becomes predictable.  But that misses all sorts of patterns that occur without that regularity, or are triggered by events that don’t have a cycle.  Or are in themselves the trigger that seemingly come from nowhere for no discernible reason.

That old journal followed some of those “coincidences” (which they very well can be), and found a few along the way.  So I am certain it will be here.

What does it all mean in the end?  Almost certainly nothing at all.  It’s just an interesting observation that if you see it, may open yourself up to other patterns.  But don’t delve too hard for meaning or purpose.  When there is none, it can drive you mad.  So just chalk it up, make a big deal about it for a few minutes on a blog, and let it pass over just like it was doing anyway.

Hence, you will occasionally see musings that in the end, really serve no value.  Isn’t that one of the joys of the Internet, though?

Aspiring new author

By ⋅ October 26, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment
An early date between my dad and his future bride.

An early date between my dad and his future bride.

Amber Elizabeth Larson.  Remember where you heard that name.  My only niece, and one with an exceptional talent for writing.  From a young age, Amber showed a particular skill with the written word, and she embraced it.  She studied throughout high school and college, even spending a year overseas, housed in a medieval castle, learning intensively.  Finally she was admitted into a program in Oregon that takes literally less than a handful of students each year, where she both thrived and survived the event.

Today, she has put the finishing touches on the first complete draft of her first novel, currently titled “Still Waters”.  A story set in WWII occupied Norway, about a man, and the women who influenced and shaped his life.  A story of love, danger, war and uncertainty, all very real events from that time.

Based on a combination of family fact and fiction, we are all looking forward to its eventual publication.

A quick trip

By ⋅ October 26, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

Madison, you will have the joy of a quick visit with farmor (your grandmother) tomorrow afternoon.  It will just be a quick visit, as Kara drives to your home on a mission to collect a piano and return home with it the next morning.  The visit may be brief, but filled with love for you are your mom and dad.

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