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Jan 19, 20212 min read
Where Does the Road Lead?
I recently heard some people talking about the "Hedonistic Treadmill". At first I was alarmed because the word Hedonistic kind of scares...
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jamesmsweet
Jan 15, 20213 min read
Blowing In The Wind
If you let yourself be blown to and fro, you lose touch with your root. If you let restlessness move you, you lose touch with who you...
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jamesmsweet
Jan 12, 20212 min read
Is This The Loneliest Month?
Sometimes I think January is the loneliest month. The Holidays are over. The darkness still lingers in the morning. The cold really...
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jamesmsweet
Jan 8, 20212 min read
Dinner Time
There is something to be said about eating a meal together as a family. I heard once that if kids eat a meal with their family they are...
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jamesmsweet
Jan 5, 20212 min read
Prime The Pump
When I was living in Boston 20 something years ago I used to go to the racetrack with a coworker. We would go to bet on the horses. One...
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jamesmsweet
Jan 1, 20212 min read
Set An Intention
What if we set an intention and not a resolution? Would it be easier to keep? We have all heard about how hard it is to keep a New Year’s...
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jamesmsweet
Dec 29, 20202 min read
Let It Be
Let It Be is not only a song by The Beatles, I also see it in this text from the Tao Te Ching: The Master allows things to happen. She...
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jamesmsweet
Dec 27, 20202 min read
Happiness Is An Inside Job
“Happiness Is An Inside Job.” I was made aware of this quote recently. Someone was telling me that this quote is on a poster at their...
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jamesmsweet
Dec 22, 20202 min read
Big Rig
On the east side of Cambridge NY there is a company that does bulk milk hauling. They have tanker trucks that run out of there to daily...
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jamesmsweet
Dec 20, 20202 min read
Winter Solstice
The first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere is marked by the winter solstice. This usually happens on or about December 21st every...
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jamesmsweet
Dec 18, 20202 min read
Get Me Out of Bed
I didn’t want to get out of bed this morning. It wasn’t because the thermometer was hovering just below 10 degrees. It wasn’t because I...
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jamesmsweet
Dec 15, 20202 min read
Hank Mobley Swings
I was recently reading a piece that mentioned the jazz music of Hank Mobley. I had never heard of Hank Mobley so I did what most of us...
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jamesmsweet
Dec 13, 20202 min read
Cemetery Gates
There is a cemetery north of town in which I like to stroll through now and then. The cemetery has a flat part that runs along South...
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jamesmsweet
Dec 11, 20201 min read
Bike Swap
Remember when we traded bikes? Your Schwinn for my Huffy I rode my bike home from your house The seat felt higher The handlebars were...
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jamesmsweet
Dec 8, 20202 min read
Egg Sandwich Recipe
Recently I was making a sandwich in the kitchen. It was an egg sandwich and I like to have my scrambled egg with cheese and hot sauce on...
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jamesmsweet
Dec 6, 20202 min read
Close The Loop
Sometimes I let problems rattle around in my head for too long. I need to start taking my own advice and put these thoughts down on paper...
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jamesmsweet
Dec 4, 20202 min read
Skateboards and Nintendo
The mailbox of the office where I work is at the end of the parking lot by the road. I like to go out and get the mail in the afternoon...
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jamesmsweet
Dec 1, 20203 min read
Train Story
The most frequent route that I take to work runs over a set of train tracks outside Mechanicville, NY. Most days on my way to or from the...
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jamesmsweet
Nov 29, 20202 min read
John Candy's Authentic Voice
A favorite movie of mine to watch around Thanksgiving is Planes, Trains, and Automobiles starring John Candy and Steve Martin. If there...
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jamesmsweet
Nov 27, 20202 min read
Everybody Loves Chocolate
Everybody likes chocolate-Right? I assume everybody likes chocolate because I like chocolate. But my kids tend to lean more towards the...
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