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Watching the rain come in off the Gulf this morning, it became abundantly clear that summer is over in South Australia.
As my mind starts to clear, as the load of a job that went is lifted from my shoulders, I’m realizing that I spent a lot of the summer with my jaw clenched. I let the long, easy days slip away while grinding my teeth over trivia – overbearing bosses, a living situation that was less than ideal. 
But as these things fall away and my muscles relax and I exhale, I see that I missed a lot over the summer. I missed days with my family. I missed lazy weekend mornings and warm summer evenings. I was there, but I wasn’t.
And I can’t get them back.
I don’t do regret. But I won’t make the same mistake again.
I’ll try to revel in each moment, in each day. Because they’re too precious to waste worrying about minutiae.
Today I reveled in a rainy Australian autumn day with my son.
We played music, we danced, we drew pictures, we walked in the rain.
We ate bread steaming and slathered with butter fresh out of the oven.
And I was present for every single moment.
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Clem Snide’s “Your Favorite Music” was a perfect soundtrack for a day of rain and revel. The Brooklyn based band has a new one out this year. Both albums are available from 
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That’s fantastic. It sounds like a great day – even with the rain.
Don’t regret the past. Learn from it and move on.
I do love me some warm bread with butter. It’s oh so oozy and yummy. Glad you and the boy had a quiet morning . . .
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Boy Z is looking very serious and studious. Is he patient with deskwork, or more of a dancer?
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First of all: Fall is chili season for me. Same down under, or no?
Second of all: So lame. I wanted to leave this comment on your Omaha post, but whatever. If you have yet to check out Conor Oberst’s Desaparecidos, do it now, because it’s all fast, dirty, revolution punk, and I love it.
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I love living your life vicariously by reading your blog.
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I got quite used to seeing my daughters every day when I was laid off. I started work a few weeks ago and haven’t seen them since. It makes me deeply sad.
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I’m in the middle of one of those jaw-clenching times, but you’re right – it shouldn’t keep me from savoring those perfect moments, and the simple joy of fresh baked bread. Somehow, this calmed me down, like nothing else has. Thanks.
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Beautiful.
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Perfect. I’m so very happy for you. Both of you.
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Love ya man.
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Love Clem Snide! Check out the new album on iTunes called “Hungry Bird”
It would be nice if you included in those perfect days vacuuming the house, doing some laundry (yours and Zachs, not mine!) and tidying up:) Then I would think they were perfect ways for you to spend your days as well.
Sometimes I feel like I spend the last couple weeks of school each year that way – checking things off the list of stuff we have to get done before the year ends but barely present. But when it comes to summer break, even when I make an effort to savor the days, they *still* race by.
Anyway, that bread looks heavenly! Save me a slice, wouldy’a??????
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i love that baby z is sitting at his keyboard whiling the day away . . .
dr. o’c–maybe after a couple of days of relaxing he’ll be up to doing some housework! : )
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Awesome post. Sometimes it is so important to slow down and appreciate the small things in life, because those are the important things. So glad you had such a wonderful day with Boy Z…
I too wanted to comment on the Omaha post, only to really say that I’m proudly from Omaha! People don’t rate it enough. But you are right, the music coming out of Omaha is great and I’m so glad you did a post on it. I have a few more Omahans for you to check out, but I’ll fill you in later.
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It’s a good day when you can be present. Well and truly present. I’m glad you finally had one.
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Yeah, what’s the deal with the closed comment thing? I was going to say I thought it was KANSAS CITY where everything’s up to date!!!! But then I remembered that’s Missouri, not Nebraska and show tunes, not Americana… Oh well.
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Sounds like the perfect morning…I hope the remainder of your day is just as satisfying and do keep that vacuum cleaner in the closet!
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Very nice and I know exactly what you mean.
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Sounds perfect, mmm warm bread and butter. I liked rainy days as a child.
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Being present, being mindful, it’s a wonderful practice.
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It is sad for me to picture you going through a fall without college football…
Being present in the moment is often something I struggle with, and have struggled with, my whole life. I often get focused on a task and it consumes me, or I am immersed, to the point where anything and anyone is an irritant or a distraction.
I find myself trying to hang onto moments with my Little One and those special to me.
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You seem so happy and I’m glad for you. Then I read your latest post and well…the contrast between this post and your latest is so great. It’s so obvious that other job stresses you out, takes you away from the things and the people you love. I don’t know. I’m not giving advice or anything. It’s just obvious to me where your heart is.
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