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MUSING Archive - AUTUMN 2019
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December 8 2019 THE SOUND OF SILENCE
December 7 2019 ABSOLUTELY LOST ABSOLUTELY
December 6 2019 YAY TO THE MISTAKE
December 5 2019 HEALTH CARE v. SICK CARE
December 4 2019 GRAPPLE ATTEMPTS
December 3 2019 CONCRETE VIEWS
December 2 2019 WHY WAIT, START NOW
December 1 2019 20/20 vision for 2020
November 30 2019 LOOK AT ALL THOSE TICKS
November 29 2019 DON’T BE SCARED - there is nothing to fear, but fear itself!
November 28 2019 IT’S THURSDAY
November 27 2019 STOP BITING OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW
November 26 2019 CHOOSE YOUR LIFE; happy or not, it is always your choice
November 25 2019 THE SOUND OF ONE FIGHTER FIGHTING
November 24 2019 I REALLY EFFED-UP
November 23 2019 SOONER OR LATER YOU HAVE TO TEAR OFF THE BANDAID
November 22 2019 SPARK PLUG
November 21 2019 PERCOLATING MEMORY
November 20 2019 3 AM CALLING
November 19 2019 AVAILABLE
November 18 2019 PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS, on Mondays
November 17 2019 IF ONLY
November 16 2019 WHO ARE YOU GONNA CALL?
November 15 2019 RESPONDING TO A CHALLENGE
November 14 2019 SLOW vis-à-vis NOT SLOW
November 13 2019 VERY EARLY EVERY MORNING
November 12 2019 UNFINISHED
November 11 2019 IN FLANDERS
November 10 2019 WHAT NOW?
November 9 2019 FOLLOW IN MY TRACKS
November 8 2019 WHAT SHOULD YOURS SAY?
November 7 2019 WRITING IS AN INSIDE JOB
November 6 2019 HAPPINESS IS TENUOUS
November 5 2019 Does solving a problem cause anxiety?
November 4 2019 BLOCK AND TACKLE
November 3 2019 DID YOU TEST POSITIVE?
November 2 2019 FIFTY YEARS VIEW
November 1 2019 CULTURE SHIFT SHAPE
October 31 2019 HALLOWEEN in the SNOW you KNOW
October 30 2019 CARDBOARD BOXES and FRAGMENTS
October 29 2019 MORE TIME, PLEASE
October 28 2019 HEAVY BURDEN REMOVER
October 27 2019 THE FUTURE WE SEE
October 26 2019 CUT and POLISH: JUST DO IT
October 25 2019 THIS IS IT
October 24 2019 STOP ROLLING BACKWARD
October 23 2019 HIGH HURDLES
October 22 2019 LIFE IS NOT A CLICKABLE LINK
October 21 2019 Weekend Equivalency-speak
October 20 2019 FOMO
October 19 2019 THE WORLD IS A HAPPY PLACE
October 18 2019 SOMETIMES SURRENDER IS VICTORY
October 17 2019 IOT – THE INTERSECTION OF THINGS
October 16 2019 YEARN TO RETURN
October 15 2019 NEWTON, FREUD and Real Estate 101
October 14 2019 NO CONSPIRACY THEORY
October 13 2019 MAGIC WAND DAY
October 12 2019 YOU ARE IN MY SPOT
October 11 2019 THE NEW YOU EXPERIMENTATION
October 10 2019 SOMEONE BUILT A BETTER SOAPBOX
October 9 2019 MOST LEARNING IS NOT ABOUT WRITING
October 8 2019 MASTERMINDING
October 7 2019 LISTEN, LEARN

October 6 2019 THE LIFE WE DESERVE
October 5 2019 NATURALLY
October 4 2019 FILL ME, PLEASE
October 3 2019 PRECIOUS KEYBOARD MORNING
October 2 2019 LEAD, FOLLOW, or get out of your own way
October 1 2019 TRUTH HAS CONSEQUENCES
September 30 2019 GREAT EXPECTATIONS
September 29 2019 OLD METAPHORS IN THE DARK
September 28 2019 ENDGAME
September 27 2019 EXIT or ENTRY
September 26 2019 DRIVE IS ALIVE
September 25 2019 IN-BASKET OVERFLOW
September 24 2019 DARK DAYS BETTER LEFT WRAPPED
September 23 2019 OH BUOY
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