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How do I think of these things in such detail?

ByRichard Verry

How do I think of these things in such detail? Yesterday, I received this intriguing comment from one of my readers. My life partner girlfriend also wants to know the answer to this question. She cringes at many of my stories. As many times as I try to satisfy her with a reply, sooner or…

Blue sky and snow
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How did you make out?

ByRichard Verry

How did you make out? Well, it looks like we’re having a breather from back-to-back storms. The sun is out. The sky is blue. Nice! Which brings me to this question? If you were affected by the storms this past week or just one of the storms, what did you do? Did you stay in,…

Bobcat plowing driveways
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Hello to all my followers

ByRichard Verry

Hello to all my followers If you have been reading my last few articles, you know that a lot has happened in my town, county, and my state. Last week, we suffered a wind storm of sustained 80+ mph winds that lasted for hours. It started at around 2 pm and was still raging after…

Ice Cream Sandwich
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Ice Cream Sandwich

ByRichard Verry

Ice Cream Sandwich Do you remember what happens when you bite into an ice cream sandwich where the ice cream is a bit soft? As your teeth bear down on the confection, the ice cream tends to squeeze out the sides, almost as if resisting before succumbing to consumption by a determined hunger. That’s how…

Clash of the Titans
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I feel fortunate

ByRichard Verry

I feel fortunate That’s right. I feel fortunate and incredibly lucky. Two days ago, my area of the country and specifically my county was hit with a disastrous sustained windstorm. By sustained, I mean a storm raging, hour after hour, and lasting just over fifteen hours. It started slowly, teasing the people in its path,…

Thank you
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Thank you

ByRichard Verry

Thank you I would like to take a moment to thank all of you that purchased and read my books. You are the greatest, and I appreciate your support. My writing has transformed from something I dabbled in, to a passion that I cannot live without. I am writing new stories even now, and I…

Feel the Rain
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What Makes One Happy? Part 4

ByRichard Verry

What Makes One Happy? Part 4 Happiness, is it fleeting or can it be real and sustainable? Over the past week or so, I wrote a series of articles on happiness. When I started on the project, I wanted to refer to more generalities. Yet, as I started writing my first article I discovered that…

Happiness Meter

What Makes One Happy? Part 3

ByRichard Verry

What Makes One Happy? Part 3 In my last two articles, I wrote about what makes me happy, both in the short-term and long-term. I spent very little time on my short-term happiness, and I plan to keep it that way in this article. It’s my long-term happiness that I will focus on in this…

Losing my freaking mind over spilled coffee
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Another day without spilling my coffee

ByRichard Verry

Another day without spilling my coffee Two whole days and I didn’t spill a drop of my coffee. Whoo hoo! Both days were splendid, and I got stuff done, now if I could only delete my chronic headache, but who cares. Coffee heaven!

Coffee Cup from Coffee Shop
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Don’t spill the coffee

ByRichard Verry

Don’t spill the coffee Spilling your coffee on the way into work definitely makes for a very bad day. I don’t recommend it. Very bad day!