Aug. 2026 I picked up the phone to call you today. The summer sun was beating through my windshield. The streets were filled with boaters, campers, and 9-5ers heading into the weekend. Carplay was dialed up and for a moment, I reached to call you on my commute home. 605-842-1579. Just like I always used too, but obviously, that number doesn’t ring through. Days go by, more restless nights as I enter the third trimester, and once again, I think, I should call you. However, I q

If you were to tell me, the little boy who zoomed Hot Wheels for hours on a piece of racetrack carpet in the basement wouldn’t make his 29th year, I’d say you’re completely out of this ballpark. I don’t remember the first time I met you. You were just always there. My little brother, as I knew you’d be the closest I’d ever get to having one. In fact, there aren’t too many days in childhood that I remember without you. Making our own mini golf courses throughout the house. Swi

Each day I wake, I slump out of bed to find my husband sitting on the couch, waiting with a warm cup of coffee to watch the morning news together. Headlines of A.I. have been a hot topic in the recent months, outside of the government shutdown. AI singers. Robotic actors. The question begs, “Is A.I. Taking Over Hollywood?” My take: A.I. is taking over the world, and not in a good way. It’s extraordinarily easy to plug a prompt into an automated machine and receive a direct o

No matter your secret indulgence, ice cream, Snickers bar, Hot Cheetos or Chex Mix, your pick-me-up treat is important to sustaining the circle of accomplishment. Entering the brisk, winter months can suck the spirit right out of you. The grass turns brown, the leaves drift away, and the last minute errand takes longer to bundle up for than the actual task at hand. You pump the B vitamins, you plug in the salt lamp, and you schedule intentional grounding time or whatever tha

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To begin, I’d like to thank everyone who has reached out via text, Snapchat, or phone call. I apologize for the distance and length of...

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Hey there! If you are a friendly reader of mine, I first would like to thank you for always tuning in and reading my “stuff.” Most of it...

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