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I am not a very technical guy. Well, I was back in the 1970’s when I could write remedial programming in statistics class at the UICC (University of Illinois at Chicago Circle). The only thing I was good at with…

I can’t believe all the sales this year. First there was Black Friday, and that happened the week BEFORE Thanksgiving…  and it wasn’t just one day, it was like a week! I’ll bet I received more than a hundred emails…

Our calendar year is broken up into seasons and the church’s calendar is divided into seasons as well. They are called liturgical seasons. While our four calendar seasons are, at least here in the Midwest, characterized by changes in the…

It’s been a full month. At the end of October, as most of you know, I had a stem cell procedure and last week I had my four week checkup. It all looks good so far. My knees are starting…

Thanksgiving 2025 is in the books, including my 53rd year of cooking the turkey - my 13th with our son, Andrew, ably assisting me. I realize how blessed our family for all of us live within 10 minutes of each…