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When I was about twelve years old, I remember thinking that a lot of people had nicknames. There were famous people like Babe Ruth and Bing Crosby. And there regular people like my friends Skip and Bubba. But, I did not have a nickname. Oh sure, people called me “Ronnie” rather than my birth name, […]
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Earlier this year, we had a busy few months of mostly normal life for people our age. We tended to some caregiving duties, visited with family, and then babysat our two-year-old granddaughter for four days. If you’re our age and have never babysat a two-year-old, I suggest you consider vitamin supplements chased with bourbon and […]
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I often refer to myself as an old, bald, white guy. But “white” does not truly describe the tone of my skin. If I were paint, my color would be Pasty Alabaster with a touch of Eggshell to lighten me up. When I look in the mirror, I’m reminded of Bill Murray’s line in the […]
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We were sitting in an airport, waiting to board a plane to Spain. It would be our last big family trip before our kids went to college, got married, and had children. We had never really traveled that much but wanted to experience a few foreign cultures together as a family. So, as we sat […]
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I recently got a coffee cup warmer as a gift. Since I tend to linger with my first few cups of coffee, the warmer keeps my morning elixir hot. However, when I first got it, I wasn’t sure how well it was working. So, as a way to test it, I touched the surface of […]
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Whenever someone comes up to me and says, “Walk with me,” two experiences come to mind. The first is when my tenth grade math teacher led me out into the hallway and told me that my spontaneous comments during class, while quite hilarious, made it feel like I had more control over the classroom than […]
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Since we are knee-deep in politics these days, considering that the contested, or more accurately detested, presidential election is just around the corner, I think we all need to take a breath, reset, and laugh just a bit more. A few weeks ago, my wife and I were heading to Boston and then onto New […]
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“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” —Franklin Delano Roosevelt Sometimes, I think we should update President Roosevelt’s quote to say, “The only thing we have to fear is our messed up minds!” For example… A few days ago, I was lost in a daydream. Has this every happened to you? You’re […]
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My mind functions like a pile of garbage during a windstorm. One thought after another gets dumped onto the pile until there is a mountain of unnecessary, discarded trash. Then, a gust of wind comes along and the thoughts are stirred up into a whirlwind as I chase each one all over the heap. This […]
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When I was five years old, I went to the dentist and discovered that I had four cavities that needed fillings. This was a bit unusual because the cavities were located on the exterior surface of my canine teeth, the fang-like teeth at the corner of my mouth. Luckily, even in Appalachia, the dentist had […]
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