The Memory Jar
About 5 years ago, I read about the idea of creating a memory jar for each year. The way it works is to keep a jar starting on January...
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marckaye91
- Jun 13, 2020
- 7 min
The Other Man, Hitler
My marriage officially ended in 2016. I blame Hitler. He really fucked things up for so many of us. How’s that for the understatement of...
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marckaye91
- Jan 2, 2017
- 6 min
My Eyes Are Up Here (Thank you very much)
I have had a bad habit when I meet someone and I am hoping to break it this year. Often times, when I first see someone or meet somebody,...
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marckaye91
- May 4, 2016
- 2 min
Uncertainty – the only certainty.
My daughter turned 13 today. Just like I did for her older brother, I posted a Happy Birthday picture of her when she was a toddler next...
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marckaye91
- Apr 1, 2016
- 3 min
Why are Marriage & Divorce So Separate?
Now only if there were a divorce registry, too. That seems like an odd question, I know. I read an interesting blog post that I somehow...
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marckaye91
- Mar 28, 2016
- 3 min
Depression: the Reason vs the Lesson
When my kids aren’t with me, I try to stay as connected to them as possible. I find funny videos or stories and text them links. Or try...
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marckaye91
- Mar 21, 2016
- 3 min
Losing Custody of My Doodle
Is it me or does he look like Eric Roberts the younger years? Of all the things that was the strangest over the past three years of...
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marckaye91
- Feb 13, 2016
- 3 min
A Most Significant February
I don’t even know where to start. This is the shortest month of the year and it’s not even over and it has been one for the books. This...
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marckaye91
- Jan 9, 2016
- 4 min
Open Heart (Surgery)
My mother had open heart surgery this past week. Nothing snaps you out of the self pity associated with job uncertainty, divorce,...
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marckaye91
- Jan 4, 2016
- 7 min
Reflections, the Serenity Prayer & 2016
2015 was about control. 2016 is about wisdom. I have been attempting to write a blog post for the past week or so, thinking it is the...
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marckaye91
- Dec 12, 2015
- 3 min
Emotional Storage
Scientists have finally revealed what the inside of my brain looks like. I have been working slowly – actually, I think I’ve given new...
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marckaye91
- Dec 6, 2015
- 3 min
PENS (Premature Empty Nest Syndrome)
My kids are upstairs in the spare room working on their homework. I just went up to check on them because it is eerily quiet from the...
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marckaye91
- Dec 4, 2015
- 2 min
Birthdays, Astrology & Perspective
(I get to picture myself this way – if only for a day.) My birthday is coming up. It is not something I advertise, especially as I find...
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marckaye91
- Nov 10, 2015
- 3 min
Right Where I’m Meant to Be
Time to be where you are. I had a great weekend for comedy. I was not with my kids and, as much as I joke about them in my writing, I...
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marckaye91
- Nov 3, 2015
- 2 min
The Virtue of Cat Pee
If only… I want to move on. So. Damn. Badly. Sometimes, I wish there was a big hand from the sky that would reach down, grab me by my...
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marckaye91
- Nov 2, 2015
- 2 min
On Wedding Anniversaries
Happy Anniversary to me! Today is my wedding Anniversary. It would have been my 18th. I guess it still is, legally anyway. I look forward...
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marckaye91
- Nov 1, 2015
- 4 min
Daylight Savings, Raking Leaves & Beginning with the End
It’s a fine line between death and birth I’m not a huge fan of the period between Thanksgiving and the onset of Spring. I can tolerate...
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marckaye91
- Oct 26, 2015
- 4 min
Support Vs. Tolerance
This is a just a ribbon. This is not going to be a “feel good” blog but I hope it at least provokes some thought. I was in a bad mood...
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marckaye91
- Oct 21, 2015
- 3 min
There are no coincidences
There are no coincidences – but lots of choices. 2015: This year isn’t even over and it still keeps coming – divorce, house that won’t...
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marckaye91
- Oct 20, 2015
- 3 min
Where Should I Live?
It’s hard to remove but it can be done! My house is for sale. There’s not much progress on this front and nor do I expect there to be at...
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