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Author: Kim McKinney
I hate boxes....usually. Sometimes I fit, often I don't. You too? I used to want to fit in, but now I usually don't. I want to be me. Not far out there, but not quite the norm. I believe we should celebrate the unique in ourselves. I love travel, adventure, hot air balloons, live music, and kind, smart, and interesting people. Have been described as quirky and I quite like it. I love writing because it helps clear out my brain!
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Perception And Truth – Not the Same Thing
“The world is not fair, and often fools, cowards, liars and the selfish hide in high places.” Bryant H. McGill … More
Being Bound By the Bills
“Seven Deadly Sins –Wealth without workPleasure without conscienceScience without humanityKnowledge without characterPolitics without principleCommerce without moralityWorship without sacrifice.” – Mahatma … More
Love Month Revisited – Part 2 (Days 15-29)
Days 15-29 of my Love Month Facebook posts from 2012 (Remember it was Leap Year!) Looking over these I realize … More
Love Month Revisited – Part 1 (Days 1-14)
Last year my niece Sara started the month of February off by vowing to post something she loved every day … More
What’s That in the Mirror? Oh, My Own Advice Slapping Me in the Face!
Mirrors are really amazing things. They reflect our image back to us. Sometimes it is a surprise….like when you look … More
With Apologies to Jo
Let me first say that I am pretty sure that my friend Jo would absolutely hate me writing a blog … More
So Maybe I Don’t Have Children, But….
I happened to make a comment about parenting recently. A woman in the room looked at me and said sarcastically … More
When They "Make" You Worry
I find lately that I am worrying more than usual lately. Not about myself, but about other people. It’s difficult … More
A New Year of Auld Lange Syne
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,And never brought to mind?Should auld acquaintance be forgot,And auld lang syne? Chorus For auld lang … More
The Longest Birthday Party
I was my normal slack self this year when sending out Christmas cards. I had the cards (actually a huge … More
Stopping the People Hunters
I don’t like guns. I didn’t grow up around them, I am not comfortable with them, and in my personal … More
Finding My Oasis
Life has been a bit crazy as of late. I’d even go as far as to say there has been … More
Not the Ideal
“Scratch any cynic and you will find a disappointed idealist.” – George Carlin “The idealist withdrew himself, because he … More
An Adventure in Leon
Most of my time in Mexico has been to cruise destinations like Costa Maya and Cozumel. Which I certainly enjoyed, … More
Family Reunion
“Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live long … More
Do You Really Know?
I’ve often watched this election with the humor of watching a very strange ping pong match where I was cheering … More
You’ve Got to Give A Little
My sister Deryn was telling me about a little 11-year old girl she saw on Good Morning America this morning … More
More Than Mud
“I think I can. I think I can. I think I can.” “I thought I could. I thought I … More
A Most Lovely Love Story
“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully … More
Going At It Alone
In the world of singledom, you are often at the mercy of your friends and family. Unless you are dating … More
Remembering What But Not When
“Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.” – Edmund Burke “History is an account, mostly false, of … More
What I Learned In Kayaking Class
So I read the description and it was for a Beginning Kayaking class….and it specified flatwater kayaking. I thought that … More
Running from Reality
“Humankind cannot bear very much reality.” T.S. Eliot ———————————————————– There are just days when I want to run away from … More
One of Those Conversations
Well it started out pleasantly, then at some point it turned. I am not sure when. I didn’t see it … More
Loving Through Year and Far
“Prayer is weakness leaning on omnipotence.” W. S. Bowd “Prayer does not change the purpose of God. But prayer does … More
Memoirs from the Early Days at UNC
My niece Maggie is starting college at my alma mater, UNC-CH, this week. She moved into her dorm on Saturday … More
When Maybe is the Wrong Answer
“Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.” Matthew 5:37 … More
Trumping Fear
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something is more important than fear.” Ambrose … More
Living in the Land of Self Pity
Yesterday was one of those days that just wearies my soul. By the end of my work day, I just … More
Behind the Charm and the Beauty
Day 31 in Proverbs Proverbs 31:8-9 “But you must defend those who are helpless and have no hope. Be fair … More
In the Box, Out of the Box 