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jamesmsweet
- Nov 24, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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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jamesmsweet
- Oct 11, 2020
- 1 min
Kindergarten Leaves
by Jim Sweet That pile of leaves across the street They hibernated under snow all winter Now they have been raked across the yard Spring...
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