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jamesmsweet
- Jul 15, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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 26, 2021
- 2 min
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 24, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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 28, 2021
- 2 min
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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jamesmsweet
- Jan 19, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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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