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We’re nearing the date, and if I’m going to be honest, I’m a mix of emotions in the lead up to it. Note that I didn’t write that I’m a mess; I don’t think I am. But there sure is a range of emotions. I’m really excited that she’s almost here. I’m humbled and amazed…

First off: I’m not a Trump supporter. I’ve repeated this so many times in social media that I’m going to add as part of a standard disclaimer. Apologies of sorts to Philip Yancey, and other evangelicals who are utterly against Trump, as well as those who want to shame supporters: sorry not sorry. I’m not…

Encouragement. We all need it. And we often don’t get nearly as much as we need in life…or, and this can be just as dangerous, we get from sources that aren’t headed the same direction in life that we want to be going. There are two daily sets of encouragement I get in email daily.  The…

Disclaimer: this review, unlike others, is completely unsolicited… For over a year now, I’d switched my primary shoe for work to Converse All-Star hightops, and the last of that was the black monochrome leather variant. They were comfortable and I liked them. Except for one thing: winters here in the Pacific Northwest tend to be…

Tomorrow is our 18th anniversary. For some, that’s a huge milestone…for others (like my grandparents, married 65 years before grandpa passed) it’s just a drop in the bucket. Either way, there are some things I’ve learned along the way. Marriage isn’t about feelings.  Emotions ebb and flow. Romantic feelings don’t keep you together…sometimes it requires…

So, yeah…playing around with embedding some Amazon content as I find it. This one just happened to look interesting…quite the variety. [rssinpage rssfeed=’http://www.amazon.com/gp/rss/bestsellers/digital-text/156154011/ref=zg_bs_156154011_rsslink&tag=scottonlin-20′ rssdateformat=’j F Y H:i’ rsstimezone=’PST’]

No, it’s not just her disproportionate-sized head, or the eyes the size of a horses’. Nor is it the fact that she is neglected by her parents and travels off on her own as a little girl (yet can’t find the obvious thing right behind her). No, there’s far more to her than all that. The one…

Glossary: EECB (Executive Email Carpet Bomb) GM (General Motors. also, Government Motors, after receiving of TARP bailout funds and government ouster of  the its CEO). Maker of the former Saturn brand. Known for weaseling out of class-action lawsuit judgments, likely at government insistence, with government assistance. My Vue, and its unfortunate end as part of the recent storm’s…

On Saturday we got a survey card from our insurance company about a claim that had been processed. The thing is, we didn’t submit a claim. A call to customer service could only give us a small portion of the information, since they do not have access to the details, but it was sufficient to warrant concern.…

..because if you don’t, why should we? Case in point: was driving through Tacoma today when a minivan pulled up beside me. The van was from South Tacoma Mazda. I didn’t catch whether it was a loaner or shuttle vehicle, but here’s the issue: it was a Ford van. So what does this tell consumers?