Author Archives: RLW3

Too much estrogen…

You’ve heard of chick flicks… Well, from time to time, I get trapped into living a chick’s life. Take the latest event as an example… I told my wife earlier this morning that I started crying while running this morning. … Continue reading

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I tried something new

I woke up early and did my morning run this morning. Yes, I ran the whole way. My time was good. However, I tried something new. In Bill Phillip’s best selling book, “Body for Life,” he highlights the benefits of … Continue reading

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A chip off the old block?

They say that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Well, tonight, I don’t know if that is such a good thing. My son is making new seat covers for our old, beat up F-150! I mean, he has … Continue reading

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Love those hunches

After I dropped my youngest daughter off at some friend’s house this evening, I decided to return the library books that I had checked out a few weeks ago.  The library had e-mailed me a reminder earlier in the week that … Continue reading

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Dylan was right

Bob Dylan was right when he sang that “the times, they are a changin’ ” back in the sixties. However, they haven’t changed for the better. Last night, my wife and I had to sit down with our son to … Continue reading

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We found a house! almost…

When I received that inspiration to find this apartment, I had the distinct impression that we would be able to buy a house at the end of that six month lease. In fact, when we signed the lease, the woman made … Continue reading

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Do you think that I’m a little late?

I am 48 years old. I have been working very hard since I was 12 years old. And today, I am embarrassed to say this, but I just set up my first IRA account with Charles Schwab. We started out … Continue reading

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Have I become a Charismatic butterfly?

Since the very beginning of this move, I have been telling my wife that I wouldn’t be surprised if we end up joining a different church and then spending time in the Prayer Room. Well, today we started looking for our … Continue reading

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A good sign

I got dressed to go running feeling just like have for the past six runs: uninspired and tired. However, when I actually started, I noticed that I had some spring in my legs. Wow! And my lungs actually had a … Continue reading

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Really? But it felt terrible…

I ran my full course for the third time this week.  Hurrah! Howvever, all during the run, I was slightly disgusted with my slow pace. “How much slower would this be than the last run?” Those type of thoughts plagues … Continue reading

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