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"Murphy was an optimist!"

My weekend? September 23, 2018 6:27 pm

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life
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Decided on a trip to the VA Creeper. Planned a scout meeting. Flooded a house. Cleaned a house. Flooded it again. Programmed. Replaced two shutoff valves with ball valves. Continued my pursuit to learn how to grow food inside. Documented issues for a client. Hung out with a dozen, half-naked cool people. Played with fire. Knocked holes in the drywall. Gutted a fandangled washing machine. Visited Home Depot 3 times and Lowe’s once. Made my first ever Aldi purchase. Dwelt with some personal politics. Read a book with my son. Programmed some more. Killed a hornets’ nest. Balanced books. Created invoices. And cooked meals for a week.

Typical.

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Sail September 20, 2018 4:43 pm

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life
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https://www.pandora.com/artist/awolnation/megalithic-symphony-deluxe/sail/TRjkh4ktXc62XVP

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Tears of a Parent aka Oh How I Cry September 6, 2018 10:47 am

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Deep Thoughts, Family, Of Being Dad, Philosophy, Poetry
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My children may never know
How many tears I shed for them
Tears of joy for their successes
Tears of sadness when they are down
Tears of regret for my mistakes
Tears of anguish at my shortcomings
Tears of frustration for lack of time
Tears of angst for their future
Tears of confusion when they do not listen
Tears of acknowledgment that they walk their own path
Tears of befuddlement for making the simple hard
Tears of acceptance for innocence lost
Tears of pride for the compliments they receive
Tears of satisfaction when they smile at their achievements
Tears of ecstasy seeing them grow into independent adults

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