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Why Can’t We Be Friend(-ly Rival)s?

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Cosand

I have heard a bit too much about war these days. Too much conflict. Too much death. I would argue that it does not have to be this way. Competition is good. Healthy, too. If you like The Bible, you … Continue reading →

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One Thing

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Cosand

Once upon a time, I did all that I could think of to make a relationship work. I reenacted a scene from “Love, Actually“. I e-mailed, called, texted, all of it. Eight years later, I stopped trying. And that is … Continue reading →

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Electing to Help

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Cosand

Note: I had originally posted this to my story-site, Anecdotal Tales, in error back in November. Now realizing that, I am moving it over to Horribly Awry where it belongs. ********** My landlord and I have a curious relationship.  It … Continue reading →

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Trying Out: Karaoke (Week 42)

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Cosand

Trying Out: Johnny Cash (Week Forty-Two) As has been shown before, I am not one for big crowds.  I am certainly not one that enjoys noisy, crowded bars late at night.  However, a friend was having a birthday.  It sounded … Continue reading →

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Trying Out: Baby Shower (Week 39)

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Cosand

Trying Out: Baby Shower (Week Thirty-Nine) I once made the mistake of attending a wedding shower.  It was not the most awkward experience of all time.  However I was hardly comfortable.  To be fair, the ladies knew I was a … Continue reading →

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Trying Out: Free Car (Week 19)

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Cosand

Trying Out: Square Dancing Giving Away a Car (Week Nineteen) I had it all planned out.  I was going to have my new thing for Saturday be square dancing.  A church that is affiliated with mine was hosting a potluck/ … Continue reading →

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How to Lose Friends and Infuriate People

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Cosand

“I cannot explain how much your e-mail touched me.” Interspersed throughout this entry are comments that have been sent to me regarding things I have written or shared.  I have kept them because they remind me that I do actually … Continue reading →

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Friendly Advice

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Cosand

I am a fan of helping people.  For one thing, I feel that the notion of, “I did it all on my own” tends to be a fallacy.  Somebody was nice enough to hire you for that first job which … Continue reading →

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What Price Friendship? (or, “Handling Catastrophe”)

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Cosand

Sometimes my roommate and I suffer more than a few disagreements.  I claim that her hair is all over the place.  She thinks I work too much.  I worry that she is getting sick.  She thinks I hog all the … Continue reading →

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