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MIddleAgedPlague

 MIddleAgedPlague ― http://middleagedplague.wordpress.com

I write about modern life's oddities and ends, keeping things light and humorous. I am not afraid to admit to the things that people refuse to acknowledge: I make mistakes, I forget people's names, my house is messy somedays and reasonably clean the next, the dog pooped behind the couch.

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Listed: Nov 3, 2010

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“Performance Art” in Real Life

MIddleAgedPlague ― The idols are falling left and right. So one day I read that Lance Armstrong, the celebrated tour de France bicyclist, admitted to Oprah  that he had been using banned, performance enhancing drugs. Then the next day, there’s more performance...

Tags: Uncategorized, Family, Relationships, Culture, Christian, Art

MIddleAgedPlague ― 15 weeks ago

Honesty — It’s Still a Lonely Word

MIddleAgedPlague ― I just finished reading one of those inspirational stories that is supposed to energize me but actually makes me want to rest my head on my paper-cluttered desk and weep. Let me summarize: Famous Person agrees to meet fans for … Continue...

Tags: Art, Blogging, Business, Christian, Culture, Current Events

MIddleAgedPlague ― 16 weeks ago

If Pumpkins Were Money, I’d Be Rich

MIddleAgedPlague ― I just love getting stuff for free. Mind you, I’m not talking about taking advantage of people, finding any way I can to avoid paying someone a fair price for something they have made or done. No, I’m talking pumpkin … Continue...

Tags: Art, Beauty, Blogging, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life

MIddleAgedPlague ― 17 weeks ago

Lessons from Life — and Death

MIddleAgedPlague ― I visited my father the other day. Generally, these visits consist of my kneeling before a concrete slab, embedded in which is a plaque bearing Dad’s name and two salient dates. I tell him how much we miss him and … Continue reading...

Tags: Art, Blogging, Christian, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life

MIddleAgedPlague ― 18 weeks ago

I’m a Believer — So Are You

MIddleAgedPlague ― We disagree with one another a lot these days, but I think I’ve found three sentences we can all say, “Yes, that’s true,” to: 1) We are all born. 2) We all die. 3) In between, we operate each of … Continue reading...

Tags: Uncategorized, Family, Relationships, Culture, Christian, Art

MIddleAgedPlague ― 22 weeks ago

Married — 30 Years — with Children

MIddleAgedPlague ― We started out young and dumb, and next week will find us middle aged and wiser. Tuesday the Norwegian Artist and I celebrate 30 years of marriage. One man, one woman, who decided to throw our lots in together and … Continue reading →

Tags: Art, Blogging, Business, Children, Christian, Culture

MIddleAgedPlague ― 22 weeks ago

The Socks from Hell

MIddleAgedPlague ― I have conquered the Socks from Hell. It is not so much that I have subjugated these hand-knitted demons to their knees so much that I have brought them to my feet. Snugly, quietly, they embrace my very soles, and … Continue reading →

Tags: Art, Beauty, Blogging, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life

MIddleAgedPlague ― 24 weeks ago

The Seasonal, Annual, Holiday, Snuffling Cold

MIddleAgedPlague ― I feel yucky. My nose is stuffed, I cough — twice — every 30 seconds, I can’t hear through the plugging of my ears, there’s a chill that has nothing to do with a draft, my lithesome form drapes lethargically … ...

Tags: Art, Beauty, Blogging, Books, Culture, Current Events

MIddleAgedPlague ― 24 weeks ago

Black Friday — Shopping Can Be Fun, Really

MIddleAgedPlague ― Any of you with teenagers know that you’re frequently unpopular with them for major issues like, say, breathing, and for awhile, our policy of not buying CDs, DVDs, or digital detritus really affected our poll numbers. “But it’s...

Tags: Uncategorized, Family, Relationships, Culture, Humor, Art

MIddleAgedPlague ― 26 weeks ago

Mr. Smith Stays out of Washington

MIddleAgedPlague ― Tired-of-Being-Youngest is attending culinary school, which I assure you is just as delicious as it sounds. I can’t wait until spring quarter, when she studies Baking and Pastries, and am sure that I will work off all of her homework …...

Tags: Art, Blogging, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Education

MIddleAgedPlague ― 27 weeks ago

Writing, Blogging, and Speaking, Intelligently

MIddleAgedPlague ― I have met people with PhD’s who say things like this: “Her and me went to the movies.” “This gift is for she and I.” While this may peg me as a language snob, I think twice before I listen to a … Continue ...

Tags: Blogging, Books, Business, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life

MIddleAgedPlague ― 27 weeks ago

Three Simple Steps to Solving the World’s Problems

MIddleAgedPlague ― The beauty about solving the world’s problems is that you don’t have to be rich, famous, or running for president to do so — all these people propound, and often push through, their ideas, which ultimately don’t work any...

Tags: Art, Beauty, Blogging, Christian, Culture, Current Events

MIddleAgedPlague ― 29 weeks ago

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