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Day 250: Holiday Decoration Mashup

Day 250: Holiday Decoration Mashup

In the process of writing this blog, I remember back when milestones had some resonance with me. When I hit my 50th post, or my 100th post, I thought, wow, that is something. It was that mix of pride that I stuck to my commitment and horror that this whole pandemic...

Day 249: Scientific Method

Day 249: Scientific Method

This had been one of those weeks where it started feeling like Friday on Wednesday. It seemed like it would never end, but the real Friday did, at last, arrive.It was a challenging week, but when I look back on it, I could at least say that I got a lot done. Got two...

Day 248: Rake It Till You Make It

Day 248: Rake It Till You Make It

On Thursday, I had a pretty busy day at work and had to deliver another national webinar. It was a rerun of the one I did earlier in the week, but having the first one under my belt definitely helped, and I felt better about the second run through. Apologies to anyone...

Day 247: Lackluster Salmon

Day 247: Lackluster Salmon

Wednesday was...well, a Wednesday. Overall it was a pretty ordinary day. There were little flourishes throughout, but all in all this has been one of those weeks that has been fairly uneventful, but yet super exhausting.I did get out in the morning and got a little...

Day 246: Haircuts, Pizza and Disappointment

Day 246: Haircuts, Pizza and Disappointment

On Tuesday, we had a couple of big things going on. First of all, I had to do my first presentation of a new webinar I developed recently, and deliver it our organization's national audience. It would be a few hundred people and it was my first time doing it "live,"...

Day 245: Counter Chex Mix

Day 245: Counter Chex Mix

Every day I sit down to write this blog, often late at night, and use the time to reflect on the feelings, experiences and general goings-on of the day before.Sometimes I come up snake eyes on that roll.So my dear, very appreciated reader, today is one of those posts...

Day 244:  Pups and Kisses

Day 244: Pups and Kisses

I had a pretty sluggish start to the day on Sunday. I had stayed up pretty late the night before struggling to do some writing for the 5-page screenplay competition I am signed up for. It was a lot of work and a late night that produced pretty lackluster results.As I...

Day 243: Caked Crusader

Day 243: Caked Crusader

Some days are just one of those days. Saturday was just one of those. I'm not going to dive into deep detail because sometimes it's best to just save the drama fo' yo' mama. In my case, my mama also is not a big fan of drama, so I'm not going to bother saving it at...

Day 242: Home Brew

Day 242: Home Brew

Friday, I had a pretty busy morning with some conference calls and other work stuff. Later in the afternoon, I went out on the weekly grocery run and took Henry with me. He is always a good shopping buddy, and while I know some kids really struggle with wearing masks,...

Day 241: Write Stuff

Day 241: Write Stuff

Regular readers of this blog may (or may not) remember that several weeks ago, I made a rather impromptu decision to take part in a very short screenwriting competition. A friend of mine was doing it, so I figured what the heck. The gist is that it's a 48-hour...

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Jim Schneider is a writer, working professional, blogger, dad and husband living near Denver, Colorado. He has been published in numerous magazines, online publications and websites for over more than two decades. 

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