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Blue Sky
This evening, for the second time in the last few days, I was listening to music and was suddenly jolted by an awareness of the passage of time. After my wife and I finished dinner, I was hand-picking a few favorite tunes, one of which was “Blue Sky” by The Allman Bros. The song still…
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The Youngers
One of the things I enjoy about watching old movies is seeing how far our world has advanced since the time of the movie’s release. Last night, while scrolling through the channel guide, I ran across a perfect example of this. The film was “A Raisin In The Sun”. This was a 1961 release based…
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Patience and Persistence. And Tinsel.
It is, perhaps, a more emotional trip to see a Christmas tree come down than it is to see it go up. I love putting our tree up, especially when we do it together. Right now, though, I’m watching my amazing wife take it down and pack it all up. The love, care, and affectionate…
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Being a Dad
I have been a parent now for over thirty four years. When I first became one, I was somewhat overwhelmed by the whole experience. I was barely housebroken myself, and the notion of being responsible for feeding and cleaning a child was dizzying, not to mention the duty to turn this little person into a…
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Saying What Others are Thinking
It has been at least a few years since the last time my friend John and I sat down together to have one of our great conversations, but I still feel the psychic, extra-sensory connection we have shared for well more than five decades. We first came to know each other back in elementary school…
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