Many years ago, my brother Doug gave Kristin, our eldest daughter, a large framed poster for her graduation. It isn’t just large, it’s very large, like 6 feet wide and 4 feet tall. It’s in French and has an image…
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Yesterday, Janet and I celebrated our 51st wedding anniversary. It was a special day for the two of us, but in all honesty, we didn’t really DO anything special. It is enough to just be together. I guess that is…
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The last several days I have been up in Cleveland working with a leadership team that I visit in person every other month or so. This time, I was blessed to have Janet travel with me, in addition to Lori,…
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I grew up in an all-white elementary school. Well, that is until 7th grade when there was a small forced integration of several students who were brought into the neighborhood from an area east of Beverly, the community we grew…
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Several posts ago, I wrote about Pam Altmeyer, a wonderful advocate for the malnourished and underfed, who recently passed away. The post included the story of our meeting and, eventually, our friendship. All that was based on a hug I…
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On July 25, we experienced the greatest heartache of owning a pet - the end of their earthly existence. Unfortunately, Hank, our beloved Doberman who would have been nine years old in September, succumbed to a terrible heart issue referred…
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Millions of folks throughout the world watched the opening ceremonies of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics almost a week ago. Celine Dion made her first comeback appearance after having been diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome a number of years ago…
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When I was a young boy, my folks met a wonderful couple with three girls - well, two girls and one on the way. In fact, my Mom was pregnant with my youngest brother, Ken, at the same time. That…
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