Monthly Archives: December 2025

On New Year’s Eve 2025

Posted on December 31, 2025 by swabby429

Today is the ultimate day of 2025. Regarding this year’s promises, resolutions, and vows, it’s now or never. It is the time of regrets and congratulations. New Year’s Eve is a cliché that I rather enjoy. I leave much of … Continue reading →

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On The Penultimate Day Of 2025

Posted on December 30, 2025 by swabby429

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”–Søren Kierkegaard A fair amount of my time on this second-to-the-last-day of the year will be spent pondering and reminiscing about 2025. I plan this type of pause each … Continue reading →

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Conquering Demons

Posted on December 29, 2025 by swabby429

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.”–Sun Tzu The tobacco cigarette habit had bewitched me for many years. Regardless of what I tried, the coffin nails came back to … Continue reading →

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On Simplicity

Posted on December 28, 2025 by swabby429

“I feel that the simplicity of life is just being yourself.”–American singer-songwriter, Bobby Brown The light covering of brilliant, sparkly snow brought peaceful thoughts as I pondered it in the pre-dawn light. The blanket of frozen precipitation leveled out the … Continue reading →

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Confidence

Posted on December 27, 2025 by swabby429

“When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.”–20th century former professional American football player (New York Jets), Joe Namath Regardless of who we are and how we … Continue reading →

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Folded Glass …Floral Friday

Posted on December 26, 2025 by swabby429

Glass artisans never fail to astonish me with their abilities to form and shape glass. Working with this medium not only requires a great deal of practice, it takes plenty of creativity in order to bring us art glass objects. … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays

Posted on December 25, 2025 by swabby429

“Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice.”–American author and columnist, Dave Barry I think of the holiday season … Continue reading →

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