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harvey’s passing (2 of 4)

through this process of blogging and self-reflecting, i have stopped making assumptions about the day of harv’s accident [aka my birthday] and i finally sat down and did the math [one of my absolute least favorite things to do.] this has lead to a profoundly personal realization … i have no doubt this “story” will

i’m not marching today

i’m sitting on my front porch locked out of my house writing this blog post. i can hear the helicopters buzzing overhead. it’s the same sound we heard on wednesday of last week and the saturday before. it has been two weeks of buzzing in st. louis.

symbolic racism fire drawing

let’s talk (& draw) about racism

yesterday i called my mom around noon as i have nearly every day since April 22nd because of COVID and social distancing. i live in a different state from my mom and have never felt closer to her. we draw together. we talk if there is something to say but we mostly just draw. for

Harvey Haugen at the Haugen Family Reunion Green Bay, Wisconsin

harvey’s video (1 of 4)

i put 1 of 4 but i doubt i’ll be able to fully capture a fraction [1/4] of the man my uncle harvey was. but as they say, you’ve got to start somewhere. The most effective way to do it, is to do it. Amelia Earhart in other words: let’s fly, amelia

bird hole: basketball

i haven’t posted in a bit and want to explain before pivoting back to shoot for the #stonehousestory … every post is a burst in my brain that spends days spinning. they rarely roll right off-the-rim. i spend days improving every post(-up), and afterwards, i’m still re-reading for mistakes. i like to let my thoughts

my birthday

i have a tricky relationship with my birthday. for most people, the day your were born is an obvious reason to celebrate [for example, my cousin gene insists on having a party on her exact birthday regardless of the day of the week]. don’t get me wrong, i’ve had some epic parties and wonderful memories

me

saving the best [aka hardest] for last in laying the foundation of four things that matter in my search of happiness … proximity to family ✓ success in work ✓ a fulfilling relationship ✓ time for me

relationship

when casey [from chicago] and i started dating, he said he would never visit green bay, wi [my home town]. let’s just say … that would have been a deal-breaker in my pursuit of my third necessity [out of four] for happiness … a fulfilling relationship. so how did a packers fan and a bears

work

second on my list of things that matter is success at work. what i consider “work” isn’t always a job that provided a w-2.

Family Circus Childhood Sketch

family

before i dive into the main story i’m here to tell, i want to set the stage … in my previous post i mentioned the four things that matter more than anything else in my life … and #1 is proximity to family. what that means for me might be very different than what it