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Goal Post: Halfway to Holiday Break

Posted on December 9, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

The title says it all . . . Well, it doesn’t, but that’s the key point. The goals for last week were all over the place in terms of success.  I finished the online course and wrapped the presents.  Didn’t … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Generations of Immaturity

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(Fairly certain this stemmed from parental conflict.  Children rarely do exactly what the parents expect, which causes friction.  It can be worse when the parent is so locked in how the world was when they were growing up that they … Continue reading →

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Goal Posts: I Survived . . . Did My Arm Fall Off?

Posted on December 2, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

The big victory was that I finished writing Darwin & the Beast Collector.  I had a lot of trouble with the finale since I had Darwin leave the area a little too early.  That had to be fixed and then the … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Is It Saturday?

Posted on November 25, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I lost track of what day it was around the one that ends with a ‘y’. Looking back at my goals, I kind of succeeded at most of them.  My son had his tests and quizzes, which we worked hard … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Not The Week I Expected

Posted on November 18, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Not sure why I expected this week to be smooth sailing.  It was a crazy double-header of 1) the first full week of the second quarter of school and 2) the last full week before Thanksgiving.  This meant my time … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: A Whirlwind of a Week

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

On the plus side, I did manage to finish preparing all of the posts for December.  The rest of the week was a lot of bouncing around due to holidays, work, and it being the last week of the quarter.  … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: The Life Event Persists

Posted on November 4, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

  This week . . . I really wish I could explain this life event thing, but I can’t.  That really colored the whole week.  The event is still going on with not much change.  I was left emotionally drained … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Stressed and Tired

Posted on October 7, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I was tempted to skip doing a goal post for the first time since I began them.  Then, I realized that I had nothing else to talk about. This was just an exhausting, rough week that has life me incredibly … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Not a Day Without Drama

Posted on September 30, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Drama might be an exaggeration.  Yet, every day since last Saturday has had something big going on.  That’s why I feel like I’ve lived a month within the last 7 days.  Doesn’t help that the looming ‘life event’ is set … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Started Off Sleepy and Ended Exhausted

Posted on September 23, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

This week didn’t go as planned, which I’m sure will be written on my tombstone.  I had glorious intentions, but life decided to intervene.  Specifically, my ragweed allergies and mild bronchitis made it difficult to do complicated things like sleeping, … Continue reading →

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