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jamesmsweet
Aug 24, 20212 min read
Amish Reminder
I was traveling behind an Amish horse and buggy on my way to work on a recent morning. I was driving and the horse was cantering. I...
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jamesmsweet
Aug 6, 20213 min read
What Did The Hummingbird Say?
Sometimes I need to be reminded that the universe works in my favor. I was recently sitting on my front porch during a summer evening and...
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jamesmsweet
Jul 29, 20212 min read
Two Boys, Two Bikes. Four Fishing Poles
Two kids, two bikes, four fishing poles. This was the scene that I came across driving to work on a recent morning. I was driving through...
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jamesmsweet
Jul 22, 20211 min read
Blue Jay Breakfast
I took a swim in the pool this morning after my walk. After swimming around a bit I sat in the shallow end and looked up at the clouds. ...
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jamesmsweet
Jul 15, 20213 min read
Champlain Sunset
Burlington, VT sits on the Eastern edge of Lake Champlain. Across from Burlington on the western edge of the lake are the Adirondack...
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jamesmsweet
Jul 6, 20212 min read
Hatteras Fish Fry
The Hatteras (North Carolina) Volunteer Fire Department has a fish fry every Saturday from Memorial Day until Labor Day. They start...
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jamesmsweet
Jun 21, 20212 min read
Dock Thoughts
At dusk I stretched out on the dock.. Emmylou Harris was singing about how cowgirls get the blues sometimes. I watched swallows pick at...
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jamesmsweet
Jun 13, 20212 min read
Find A Penny, Pick It Up
I picked up a few things along my walk this morning. I will often times see things on the ground and walk right by them. I picked them up...
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jamesmsweet
Jun 11, 20212 min read
Golfing With My Inner Child
I play in a golf league on Wednesday nights. I am far from an avid golfer although I do like to play the game. The golf league is 9 holes...
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jamesmsweet
May 29, 20213 min read
The Truth Is Everyone Is Winging It
I recently read the book “The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse”. I saw a blurb about it in the Tim Ferriss 5-Bullet Friday...
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jamesmsweet
May 26, 20212 min read
This Is Art
I went on an art studio tour yesterday. There are five artist studios are within a mile of my house. Sometimes I think that is quite a...
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jamesmsweet
May 5, 20212 min read
It's OK To Stare
When I drive to work in the morning I cross the Hudson River. The river is not as wide this far north as it is where it empties into the...
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jamesmsweet
Apr 21, 20213 min read
Hopeful Chalk
Whenever I see something written in chalk on a sidewalk I like to stop and check it out. If it is a hopscotch layout I may take a few...
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jamesmsweet
Apr 12, 20212 min read
Spring Clean-Up
Today I sat in my backyard and listened to a baseball game on the radio. I was burning some brush from spring clean-up in my fire pit....
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jamesmsweet
Apr 4, 20212 min read
Garlic Breath
I took the winter cover of leaves off my garlic beds today. Every year I uncover the garlic around the first of April. I’m not sure if...
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jamesmsweet
Mar 25, 20212 min read
Thoughts Of Spring
I recently had to scrape the frost off my windshield. I can’t say I was surprised and I don’t know if I was disappointed. It is March and...
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jamesmsweet
Feb 23, 20213 min read
Metallica's Guide To Parenting
When I was a teenager I listened to a lot of heavy metal music-Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, etc. I would listen to The Metal Zone with Dr....
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jamesmsweet
Feb 13, 20212 min read
Be Like A Cardinal Today
I was sitting and looking out the window today and I saw two birds that really made me happy. The first was a Carolina Wren. He (or she)...
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jamesmsweet
Feb 6, 20212 min read
Busyness as a Badge of Honor
“Busyness as a Badge of Honor”. I have heard this used to describe the person who is always soooo busy. Every time you talk to them or...
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jamesmsweet
Jan 27, 20212 min read
Build Your Brand
I have been reading and hearing a lot about personal branding. You need to build your brand. You need to make sure the world knows who...
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