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July 27, 2020
Rene & F117
Published by Diane Simard at July 27, 2020
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30 Years After Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Part 1: Rene Deploys to the Middle East

It has been 30 years since my mother stopped frying my hair with home permanents, I quit wearing stone-washed jeans, and I began to say goodbye […]
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June 29, 2020
July 4th
Published by Diane Simard at June 29, 2020
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What Exactly Are You Saying?

What a confusing, frustrating, challenging crossroads we find ourselves at this summer. I am exhausted and short-fused, yet I remain optimistic. I believe we are once […]
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June 2, 2020
General Wendy Johnson
Published by Diane Simard at June 2, 2020
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Inspiring Thoughts from the Nebraska National Guard’s First Female General Officer

Although it feels appropriate to launch this post with a whiney pandemic intro, I won’t. You have heard all those rhetorically clever and incredibly annoying color […]
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April 28, 2020
Published by Diane Simard at April 28, 2020
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Moments of Reset

Living and working from home through Covid-19 feels like the movie, Groundhog Day, except Rene and I don’t wake up every day to Sonny and Cher […]
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March 30, 2020
Published by Diane Simard at March 30, 2020
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My Favorite Spring (is NOT 2020)

Spring. What a lovely word. When used as a noun or a verb, spring represents feelings of change, hope, rebirth, optimism, and growth. This year, I […]
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March 2, 2020
Cancer Fundraiser
Published by Diane Simard at March 2, 2020
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5 Years a Survivor. Now What?

Well, I did it! I reached THE milestone. Yep, on February 11 I reached my five-year anniversary as a breast cancer survivor. Rene was at a […]
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January 30, 2020
Quote Maya Angelou
Published by Diane Simard at January 30, 2020
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Here’s What to Love about February

Greetings from the front lines of world event overload. Over the past month, I have: been frightened by the escalated run-up to another potential war involving […]
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January 2, 2020
Published by Diane Simard at January 2, 2020
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Clink! Let’s Get This Party Started!

Here we go. Another year, another decade, another rambling mash-up… Before I launch, though, thank you for the fierce outpouring of support after last month’s blog […]
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December 2, 2019
Published by Diane Simard at December 2, 2019
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Racing to Christmas: Why I Advocate

This year, the amount of time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is about as short as it can possibly be. The race is on. All the fall […]
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