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Bill Fortenberry
Jul 27, 20222 min read
i can do all things
APRIL 2012 - That window in time when every young dreamer is told to bury her individuality, unique talents and special gifts in favor of...
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Bill Fortenberry
Jul 27, 20222 min read
champion dad moment #742
MARCH 2012 - I was all prepared to brag on my boy. At 15, he woke up about 4:30 a.m., got showered and dressed for a planned 5:30 a.m....
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Bill Fortenberry
Jul 25, 20223 min read
anticipation: the trouble with technology
JANUARY 2012 - Know what I miss? Anticipation, bad pictures of cute people and kids playing together. What took them away? Technology....
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Bill Fortenberry
Jul 25, 20223 min read
the christmas that almost wasn't
DECEMBER 2011 - Christmas is a difficult holiday for me. I’ve done it to myself, allowing my brain to fill with sentimentals, and hopeful...
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Bill Fortenberry
Jul 25, 20223 min read
the chaos of christmas
DECEMBER 2011 - I don’t where I first got the idea that Christmas was about midnight snowfall and warm reunions, but somewhere along the...
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Bill Fortenberry
Jul 23, 20223 min read
thanksgiving 2010
NOVEMBER 2010 - In my heart of hearts what I really wish for each Thanksgiving is a long, Norman Rockwell table filled with Paula Deen...
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Bill Fortenberry
Jul 22, 20222 min read
success at eleven
NOVEMBER 2010 - Every once in a while you get one of those unexpected gifts that fills you up and warms you all over. I got one of those...
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Bill Fortenberry
Jul 22, 20222 min read
the last halloween
NOVEMBER 2010 - There she was, Lady Gaga in all her over-processed, costumed glory, ready for one last night out on the town. Momentarily...
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Bill Fortenberry
Jul 16, 20222 min read
curb appeal
AUGUST 2010 - I spent all day Saturday working in the yard. It was the perfect day for yard work: blue skies, warm, but not hot, an early...
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Bill Fortenberry
Jul 16, 20224 min read
batter up!
JANUARY 2010 - My boy just learned he made the baseball team at his school, and I am so proud of him. This is something he's done all on...
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Bill Fortenberry
Jul 16, 20223 min read
it's almost christmas
DECEMBER 2009 - James Taylor is in the CD player. The Christmas tree is shining with every one of Mimi's angels in place. The nutcrackers...
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Bill Fortenberry
Jul 16, 20226 min read
thanksgiving away from home
NOVEMBER 2009 - the journey The fact is, I don’t like to ask for directions. I know all the so-called jokes about men and their...
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