mostly personal anecdotes where I sometimes try to be humorous
(maybe not always, Not everytime, but sometimes)
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Once More Into the Breach
Oh hey! It’s me! Let’s go on a little ramble, you and I, because if there’s one absolute, indisputable truth in this world, it’s that you love it as much as I love writing it. (That’s what I’m telling myself at least, so play along, please and thank you.) I’ll start with… Every few days,…
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If You Give a Beth A Platform
In 1985 Laura Numeroff wrote a delightful children’s book titled If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. For those unfamiliar, the story follows the chain of events after a mouse has been given. It’s pretty dang cute and of course, because it’s me, foreshadows what’s about to happen to you in this post. Fair warning…
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Finding Connection: Stories from a Museum Visit
Your Random Story from the Week Earlier this week I found myself sitting on a bench during the middle of the day at a natural history museum in Waco, Texas beneath the ever-watchful eye? empty orbs? of Stan, the replica T-Rex. I’d met the woman next to me briefly years before and figured catching up…
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Damn, I Love Daredevil
You may recall a piece I wrote a couple of posts back (scroll, friend, scroll) where I promised to write about two things: 1) Orchestra (done – and you really didn’t have to scroll that far to find it, you little master of mouse navigation, you), and 2) Daredevil (the Devil of Hell’s Kitchen, Red,…
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Viola! Viola!
At each concert, our orchestra spotlights individual musicians which allows the audience to get to learn a little bit about the players they’re seeing on the stage. Participation in the spotlight is entirely voluntary – something each orchestra member is invited to participate in, but only if they’re interested. Between you and me, I’m teetering…
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My Roots
Real Talk at a Sonic Anna and I were discussing the Big Blue Mess – its roots and how it’s changed (grown? devolved?) over the decades. It was one of those Sonic fueled heart-to-hearts – the kind you have with a friend. At least I feel the chat was at a Sonic, because that feels…
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This Ol’ Wagon
My counselor moved to a new practice last month. I don’t know if you’ve ever tried to find a counselor – one you connect with, but it’s a right PITA as you navigate counseling styles and personality fits. But through no small effort, and a couple of whoopsies, I finally found my person – someone…
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That’s a Wrap: 2024
As you may recall, I threatened all of you (just yesterday) with an end-of-year wrap-up and I’m here to deliver! Here’s the list of the ups and downs of a mess (of any color). I’ll throw in some stories along the way. February: I revamped the blog Truth – the jury is still out for…
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A Year in Review: The Book Edition
I’ve been toying with the idea of writing a year’s end wrap-up post, because one thing I’ve learned in all my many trips around the sun is that people LOVE hearing about another person’s extremely tailored, funhouse-mirror view of their lives (psst, this is typed using Sarcastic font™ – I’m calling that out, because I’m…
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Cars
I realize I’ve really failed on the story front, so here’s one of my latest mis-adventures… Last month I lost two cars. Two. Not one, but two. Did I mention two? Two cars. Two. One wasn’t even mine, because why not, why limit yourself to just your car when you could lose someone else’s, too.…
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Thank You!
Last weekend the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) for Central Texas held their annual Austin Out of the Darkness Walk. This was the 6th walk that the Jay Walkers participated in, and it was one of the better walks I’ve attended in a while. (Hey, it’s hard to beat your first. Unless we’re talking…
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Why Do You Walk?
Every year that I put together a fundraising team for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s (AFSP) Out of the Darkness Walk, I’m asked “Why do you walk?” My answer is always some variation of, “I walk to remove the stigma surrounding suicide. I walk to honor my husband who was my best friend and…
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I’ll Tell Ya A Story
A quick glance at the calendar will tell you a few things: Y’know what, I’m not going to do that (yet). We’ve got four more weeks until the walk, and I have plenty of time to bide. Instead, I’ll tell ya a little story – something unrelated to the fundraiser. Then, in the comments, I’ll…
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