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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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Goal Post: Which Week of School Was This?

Posted on September 16, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

This week feels like it took forever to reach the end of.  There was plenty of drama . . . I think.  To be honest, my hay fever has been so bad that my head is foggy.  It got so … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: A Whole New Schedule

Posted on September 9, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Well, I didn’t get the writing done that I wanted to last weekend.  It was a 3-day weekend, so I thought I could get two chapters done in Darwin & the Beast Collector.  I only managed one on Saturday and … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Good Friends Are a Blessing

Posted on September 2, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

So, I put an update at the bottom of last week’s post saying that a life event was going to derail my plans.  This resulted in me getting no writing done beyond what I wrote before the event started on … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Summer Break Is Pretty Much Over

Posted on August 26, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

The title really says it all.  The school year starts for staff on Tuesday.  That gives me today, tomorrow, and Monday to rest up.  Not a lot of time.  Means I need to stop sleeping in as well because cutting … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Father/Son Trip to Finger Lakes Report

Posted on August 19, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

As I said last Saturday, my son and I went on a trip to the Finger Lakes region of New York.  This is near the Catskills and has a bunch of long lakes with the one we stayed near being … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: A Week of Health and Hardiness

Posted on August 5, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Writing didn’t really happen this week.  I want to get that out of the way.  Managed to write one chapter section of Darwin & the Beast Collector by the end of the week.  I just had so much else going on.  … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Heat and I Do NOT Get Along

Posted on July 29, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Now, I haven’t liked the summer heat for a long time.  Never enjoyed the sweating, discomfort, and occasional smells.  Still, I used to be able to function in the heat without being made to feel like the grim reaper is … Continue reading →

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