Category Archives: Personal Development Mumbo-Jumbo Stuff

Dumpster Diving

Posted on February 20, 2013 by hawleywood40

At work the other day, I saw a heartbreaking bit of bathroom-stall graffiti. I work on the college campus that spit me out with a bachelor’s degree almost 20 years ago. On the way back from a meeting, I cut through a … Continue reading →

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Looking Back and Rolling Forward

Posted on January 5, 2013 by hawleywood40

It has been so long since I’ve last written that unless you are among those who keep up with my blathering on Facebook, you probably thought I’d given into the woes of a frenzied day-jobbing writer and drowned myself in … Continue reading →

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Curveballs

Posted on May 1, 2012 by hawleywood40

The other day, I looked out my office window and saw something that made my jaw drop. After a weeklong run of unseasonably warm, beautiful spring weather, Baltimore was shrouded in a cold and dreary day. We had been spoiled … Continue reading →

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Mr. C Had a Point …

Posted on April 10, 2012 by hawleywood40

Each weekday morning, Mr. C got his art students set up at their easels before he propped open the back door of his classroom. Crisp fall or spring air hit our sleepy teenage faces as we stood together mixing paints. … Continue reading →

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Tunnelton, Granddad and Peace

Posted on February 22, 2012 by hawleywood40

I have been wanting to write about my grandfather’s funeral for a few weeks now. One of the reasons I hadn’t up until now was, of course, the demise of my former computer and with it my ability to write … Continue reading →

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An Experiment in Life as a Dayjobless Writer

Posted on January 17, 2012 by hawleywood40

I’ll admit it. I’m one of those writers. You know the type – maybe you even ARE one too. We plod along at a snail’s pace on our works-in-progress. We bounce from project to project and it takes us forever to finish anything. … Continue reading →

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The Year Ahead: Real Resolutions

Posted on January 3, 2012 by hawleywood40

Last Friday was our Life List Club New Year’s Milestone Celebration. If you haven’t already done so, please check out my reflections on 2011. Today, I’m diving into part 2 of that list of questions – a look at the … Continue reading →

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Home for the Holidays: Party Like Its 2012

Posted on December 27, 2011 by hawleywood40

I don’t know about you, but on New Year’s Eve 1999 I heard Prince singing about partying like there was no tomorrow so many times that his song was stuck in my head for most of January. I have to give Prince credit – he took … Continue reading →

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Being Thankful for the Thankless

Posted on November 15, 2011 by hawleywood40

When people ask me what I do at work, I usually just respond with “I do computer stuff for a university.” For most, that is more than enough detail. Let’s be honest. If you’re talking to a firefighter or a pilot, a … Continue reading →

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Finding Thankfulness 1: He Talked About the Deer

Posted on November 8, 2011 by hawleywood40

  Attention: The Walking Dead fans who are a bit behind on Season 2, beware this post, or at least catch up on the series before you read. Spoilers from Episode 3 ahead. We’re all far from perfect, and I’m … Continue reading →

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