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Squids – Squats and Dips
Before my friend and I dive any deeper down this twisted rabbit hole of self-inflicted torture, I’d like to introduce you to the set that got us started. We arrived at 24 Hour Fitness on a day like any other, except that on this day we were together. Two monsters of eccentric movement and screaming…
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Cloud Tripping
I revel in an afternoon of cloud tripping, lucid dreaming and fantastic scheming… chasing frivolity and entertaining dalliance. Consider, we’ve got clouds in our heads and dreams in our skies. Strike that– reverse it! Taking time to indulge in my heart and mind’s playful dance, fight, or tease is not an often afforded luxury; a…
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An Old Man Finds Gratitude on a Thursday Morning
I’ve woken to reflect on 1,000 wakeful worries that pulled me fully once from bed to write and share my struggles. This morning, I’m unable to conjure a single one. It’s 5am and all is well in the world and I have only feelings of gratitude. I’ve said dozens of times over the last few…
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Top 5 Reasons Why You Love The Job You Hate
It’s Monday Morning, 5am in Dallas, and nothing is the same, except for everything at my job, where nothing has changed. The weekend before last, I spent two short sleepless days buried in Hale College. This past weekend, I took four days and emerged from my cave to spend time with a friend. Familiar job-griping…
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Richard Halley From My Heart On Admiration
My experience playing piano for the last 20 years has been colored by a remarkable contrast between inward fulfillment and outward struggle ranging from sentiments of over-praise and under-praise, appreciation and misunderstanding, love and repulsion. I first started banging away at my mother’s Schafer and Sons upright piano when I was about 5. My parents…
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Awake At 4:20 Because 5am Was Good
In some bizarre celebration of yesterday’s 5am success, I’ve woken this morning even earlier. I didn’t take my sleeping pills earlier than usual; in fact, I’m not taking sleeping pills at all. Melatonin and Z-12 have had their chance and failed miserably to yield any long-term healthy sleep habits. The only habit I was forming…