Category: Brady’s Bend
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9/11/2023 start to a new week that will be less than ideal.
I remember that morning in the AK valley, heading into town, listening to Howard and Pamela when Gary came in to interrupt after the first plane hit the tower. I was at the gym before work when the second plane hit. Downtown Pittsburgh was cleared out before I had to go in for work that…
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Making sure my spoons are filled up each day.
Hello My Name is Crawford, I’m approaching my 2nd Birthday, but I still have a lot of puppy in me. Mom and Dad keep talking about my spoons each day. They also discuss how Crosby used to be just like me. Today they even mentioned me standing in the boat like Reba. I’m just me.…
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Pride month vs mirror propaganda
Are you an ally? Do you speak and show love toward people who are being silenced? Create a safe space. manipulation | məˌnipyəˈlāSHən | noun 1. the action of manipulating something in a skillful manner: the format allows fast picture manipulation | [count noun] : conscious manipulations of oral language. 2. the action of manipulating someone in a clever or unscrupulous way: there was no deliberate manipulation of visitors’ emotions | [count noun] : he saw through her manipulations. Why am I writing about manipulation in…
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The Ohio pool 1 to Allegheny pool 9
If you know — you either know or were present with us! We learned the difference between being towed by a pontoon and an inboard/outboard. We also had some SUP newbies get up and go.
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Let’s talk about rest, relax and reframe.
It’s almost officially summer. Baseball, hotdogs, apple pie and Chevrolet used to be the song for summer, but now it seems soccer, swimming, smores, dolfin sightings and BBQ are the new twist on summer. I’ve had a pretty full spring of soccer, some coaching, some officiating and some official coaching. The current state of referee…
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Spring is in the air.
Phoebe and Crawford know it’s spring. Their backyard has a big bunny… so far they have not caught the bunny. However they are both on alert for the bunny. If you’ve followed the story of spring in this Aspinwall house–you will know this isn’t our first bunny in the backyard. I know it’s spring thanks…
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Spring winds are upon us.
Phoebe and Crawford went out to check on one of their favorite places. The winds were whipping and the trees in front of the house did not survive. Bring your chainsaw and help create our new firewood pile. Our new neighbors were very busy with their beavers chopping up the fallen trees that went up…
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If you build it they will come. . .
What is most important to create livable communities? Is the key to a happy thriving community physical, financial or sociological? I’ve been very lucky to be local to multiple places and live in some of the best communities and also communities that have begun to lose their hope and identity. Be the change, you need…
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2023 Phoebe and Crawford fluff and ice.
After being arctic for the Christmas holiday week, the New Year started feeling like fall except in Januaey. Ms. Phoebe and Master Crawford are a little tired after everybody left them. They really miss all of Elle’s fluff and her special woo/woof. They tried to convince their humans that we all should hibernate and watch…
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I would fly 500 miles and I would drive 500 more. . .
It’s been a few exciting days since this weekend. There was futsal on Saturday, flying on Sunday and driving Monday and Tuesday. On Saturday there was the sucker discussion as we had parents fighting amongst themselves over the rules of futsal. If only everybody had a sucker to suck on instead of opening their mouths.…
