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WYSIWYG
Pronounced wizzywig… What You See Is What You Get… This is an acronym I learned from programmers I worked with back in the day. The reason it is the title of this blog is because last weekend I discovered that that is not always true. Sometimes what you get is a reflection of how you processed the information about what you see. Last weekend I was visiting my mom at her cabin on the lake. Weather permitting, every evening we built a fire in the firepit my brothers and I bo

Chick Clearview
1 day ago


The Days
There is so much going on in life at any given time. Jobs, family, friends, challenges, plans, last minute changes. It all stacks up. What do I focus on, where do I put my energy. It’s often overwhelming to a point that you can’t handle all of it. It’s always working in the back ground whether you like it or not. Wanting a break is not a bad thing, everyone needs a break. Recently I saw something that said there are three different types of days. Build days, demo days, and r
kevin.froehling
4 days ago


The Fire Just Got Hotter
A lot has happened over the last week. As I was approaching my appointment with the hand specialist for my thumb, I started assessing the state of my hand and observing closely what was happening so I could explain it to the doctor in somewhat of a coherent manner. I figured he would want more information than “it fucking hurts and I can’t ride my motorcycle, or do anything else, quite frankly!!!” From my urgent care visit I had learned that the joint at the base of my righ

Chick Clearview
6 days ago


Bariatric Surgery for Media
Pete and I just had bariatric surgery (for weight loss) a couple weeks ago. It was, and still is, an interesting journey. Since Pete and I had surgery on the same day, with the same surgeon, back to back, the hospital staff were all very amused. It's not every day that they see a couple doing this together. It just made sense to us. We get to heal together, have the same diet, and support each other while knowing exactly what each other feels like. We went in at the god awful
Jen & Pete
Sep 28


Marching On
Seasons, time, life, all of these just keep marching on. Ever going, never stopping. Things keep moving on whether you want them to or not. Things out of the control of everyone. One second, one minute, one day, month, year…you get the point. All you can do someday is hold on and see where the ride takes you. It’s one of the hard lessons of life you learn as you get older. As a kid you think you have all the time in the world. Sure you understand that things come to an end an
kevin.froehling
Sep 25


Peanut Butter and Jelly
That’s what I had for dinner when finally, at 8:00 tonight, I gave in to my stomach and fixed myself something to eat. When all else fails, it’s peanut butter and jelly. As I was eating I started getting ready to write this blog. I opened up my folder to start a new one, saw my post from last week and decided to read again what I had wrote. Maybe kind of a refresh on where I was. By the time I finished reading I thought “Man, that was some heavy stuff going on with me…wh

Chick Clearview
Sep 23


