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Month: February 2026

  • Report on Resolutions, Month 2

    It’s time for another report on how Casey’s resolutions are going. Recall that this year my resolutions are twofold: This month I am happy to report that I actually met my fitness and nutrition goals. And, as if the universe was trying to double down on the message, my last workout of the month (on

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  • ASL I Learned in February

    Fine (can be used as a response to “thank you”) Interpreter Teacher Sick Where Phone Help (as in “how can I help you?) Hot Cold Lunch Delicious Lucky Sorry Stop Wait Squirrel Science Music Dance Fire Clean Doctor Color Broken Printer How do you sign…?

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  • Out of Place

    I had a weird Saturday. We had a nice family trip to one of the local Asian supermarkets. Our goals: to find some snacks that we fondly remember from our trip to Japan last summer, and to acquire mochi donuts. The kids and I were discussing this Asian market and how it compared to one

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  • All the lifetimes

    One thing that has surprised me about life is how many different lifetimes I am actually fitting into this one life. I am only 42 years old, but here are, approximately, all the lifetimes I have lived: 1983-1992: Pre-divorce childhood 1992-1998ish: Post-divorce childhood 1999-2002: High School 2002-2006: College 2006-2012: Young adult years in New York

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  • Report on Resolutions, Month 1

    This year I couldn’t decide on a new year resolution. Am I always trying to improve my eating habits and exercise more? Yes. And I find it so utterly boring. It’s a major part of my life that needs work, yes, but God isn’t there more to life than Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30? So

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