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Nov 26, 20201 min read
Authority Magazine Interview
Thank you to Karina Michel Feld and Authority Magazine for the interview and opportunity to discuss my book Back To The Front Porch....
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jamesmsweet
Nov 24, 20202 min read
Kelly Sunshine
Yesterday morning I was feeling quite grumpy when I woke up. I think it had something to do with not enough sleep, darkness outside the...
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jamesmsweet
Nov 22, 20202 min read
Give Me A Wave
The population in the village of Cambridge, NY is about 1900 people. There is one traffic light. There is one school building that houses...
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jamesmsweet
Nov 20, 20202 min read
Turn On The Dishwasher
I forgot to turn on the dishwasher last night. That’s OK, I just turned it on this morning when I woke up. It will be done in an hour and...
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jamesmsweet
Nov 17, 20202 min read
Lonely Leaf
I watched a leaf roll across the lawn this afternoon. I looked out the window and watched the lonely leave ride along the ground on the...
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jamesmsweet
Nov 15, 20202 min read
What Holiday Is It?
I went for a walk through the village on a recent morning and ran into a cognitive dissonance situation. I was walking down one street...
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jamesmsweet
Nov 13, 20203 min read
Paint Me Uninformed
I have been struggling to sleep the last couple of nights and been feeling anxious. I think I have an idea why. I allowed myself to...
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jamesmsweet
Nov 10, 20202 min read
Sunshine On My Face
The weather in Upstate New York has been unseasonably warm the last several days. I have been trying to take advantage of it as much as...
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jamesmsweet
Nov 8, 20202 min read
Pepper Johnson
My kids and I play a game we call Pepper Johnson. It involves a trampoline, a football, and our dog Pepper B. The combination of the...
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jamesmsweet
Nov 6, 20202 min read
Chasing Squirrels
It is a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving and I am standing at the kitchen window looking out into the side yard. Everybody is at work...
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jamesmsweet
Nov 3, 20202 min read
Election Day!
Today is Election Day and I am going to vote! This past weekend I spent an hour reviewing the candidates that were on my ballot. I wanted...
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jamesmsweet
Nov 1, 20203 min read
Are You OK?
I want to celebrate good things that I see and today I saw something that looked like it was good to me. I want to celebrate it and...
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jamesmsweet
Oct 30, 20202 min read
Prepare The Child For The Road
My daughter wanted egg salad for lunch today so I am making it now before she gets up for school. Not too hard- boil the eggs, take off...
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jamesmsweet
Oct 27, 20202 min read
Falling Leaves
Fall foliage in the Northeast is past peak at this time. The intense reds, golds and yellows of early October have passed and most of...
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jamesmsweet
Oct 25, 20202 min read
Stop Eating Sugar
How do I stop eating sugar? STOP EATING SUGAR! It sounds simple-Right? Just don’t eat sugar. I still struggle to try and moderate my...
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jamesmsweet
Oct 23, 20202 min read
Eight O'clock Bach
Sometimes I listen to classical music when I get up in the morning. The station I listen to is called VPR Classical and it is 95.1FM out...
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jamesmsweet
Oct 20, 20202 min read
I Still Miss Someone
(This was first published in October of 2020. Alice Hahn passed away August 8, 2020.) My next door neighbor died in a car accident two...
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jamesmsweet
Oct 18, 20202 min read
Having A Laugh
I’m laughing right now. I am laughing because I just turned on my computer to write and I keep getting popups on my screen. These popups...
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jamesmsweet
Oct 16, 20201 min read
Plattsburgh Skyline
I am sitting in a hotel room in Plattsburgh, NY and looking out the window. I am on the second floor so I have a view that is a little...
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jamesmsweet
Oct 13, 20203 min read
The Importance of Self-Compassion
I was waiting for my car to be inspected at the local Jiffy Lube and I saw this message: When people see some things as beautiful, Other...
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