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Happy Friends Day!
In most South American Cultures, today is Friends Day. It’s a day for celebrating friendships both old and new. It’s not all that old of a holiday; beginning in Paraguay in 1958, the idea spread...
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It is the way of man; we’re born, we grow, we live, produce, fade, and pass on. No one escapes it, but each time someone near to me passes, I’m reminded that one by one a generation leaves us and we...
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The 32 Window Coupe
One tenth of the US population goes to school every day in a big yellow 32 window coupe. That’s about half of the US student population. In just about every other country in the world, school buses ,...
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The Curious Case of Celebrity Confusion
Today is Tom Selleck’s 73rd birthday, which reminds me of a funny story. Well, it’s funny to me. We’ll get to that in a minute, but first… Selleck, star of stage and screen is best known for his work...
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Shake Rattle and Roll!
Today is national Parkinson’s Day. You can lean more about Parkinson’s, which impacts millions, on the internet. 60,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. Or…you can read this… My friend, Vikki Claflin...
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A Very important Man
A very important man is being laid to rest today. Charles Riley, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, husband and friend, was 88 years old when he slipped from earth into eternity this week. He...
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It’s Thanksgiving Week! I love holidays; Christmas, Halloween, Easter are all great, but Thanksgiving is the BEST! I am thankful for much in my life; friends, family, life, liberty, and of course that...
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Dorothy’s Dementia
On this Wordless Wednesday, I’ll spare you my words and recommend you check out a new blog. Dorothy’s Dementia (https://dorothysdementia.com/) chronicles one daughter’s journey as she rides along with...
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Peace Symbol
I recently posted a few pictures of my yard…it’s not a lawn, and it’s barely a garden, but I do have some pretty blooms there. A friend from so far back I can’t remember when – Ruby – pointed out that...
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Facing Fats
Or, just like Riding a Bike my foot! One of my dearest and closest friends to whom I’m no longer speaking asked if I’d gained weight. Seems he saw a photo on the book of face and after asserting...
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It’s All Food For Thought…
Well, it is for me. A recent post by a FB friend referenced Dante’s Inferno and its nine layers of hell. Her post was around an issue in her life. I won’t go into details, it’s her story and she...
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Strictly Speaking…
Strictly Speaking… …idioms are defined as a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deductible from those of the individual words. ‘It’s raining cats and dogs’ comes to mind. Now,...
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Pen Pals…
I was happy to discover that Monday, June 1 is National Pen Pal Day. Seriously, any excuse to party! I’m not sure exactly which teacher at Germantown Elementary got me to get a pen pal, but it seems...
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Why Karen?
Really, I don’t get it. Who is this Karen and why is everyone dissing the gal so harshly? I know plenty of Karens. At last count, I have 14 Facebook friends named Karen. I’ve known a couple of them...
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Doubting Thomas…
Tommy Lasorda died last Thursday at the age of 93. He was a professional baseball pitcher and manager for well, forever. I was two years old when he made his professional debut. He managed the LA...
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Reunion Re-Cap…1
I mentioned we took a quick road trip UP north. The hotel booking incident aside, it was a great trip. Probably one of he best we’ve had in a while. TLW’s graduating class of 1975 planned to celebrate...
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Simply Sweet
I was talking to an old friend recently and during the conversation, the holidays came UP. There was talk of this and that, what we’re doing, where we’re going, and what we’re eating. The question...
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The Cranberry Wars
It’s “National Cranberry Relish Day” (eye roll,) and since Thanksgiving is this week, I’ll play along. There’s a war afoot dividing the country. It’s the sauce folks against the relish folks, and...
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Raising The Roof…
In my daily Bible reading this week I re-read Mark’s account of Jesus healing the paralytic man. I love the story; not just for its account of one of our Savior’s miracles and the fervor of the man’s...
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