Every year around this time, Janet and I pull out all the income and expense reports from the previous year and start to assemble our paperwork for the accountants to put together our tax returns. It is one of the…
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I can't help but write about what have become the most profane and disrespectful political contests I have ever witnessed. I remember, as a boy, that there seemed to be more grace and discretion in politics. Before my time, during…
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Last week, I did something that I don't ever recall doing in all my years in business - I put a pen in my pocket without the cap and the ink stained the front of my favorite blue shirt. To be…
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Since I am not working quite as much as I used to, I have tried to be more helpful around the house. I am taking over more of the cooking duties and preparing menus. I don't know if I will…
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In our family, we make a big deal about birthdays. And as you know, my birthday was this past Friday. This year, though, was something of a departure from the past. Yes, I was the center of attention, at least…
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Today, February 18th, tends to be the most pensive and anticipated day of the year for me. That's because in a few short hours, as the 19th rolls onto the calendar, I will celebrate another birthday. How odd... It's like…
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We all, especially as little kids in school, have celebrated Valentine's Day. Remember when we all exchanged little Valentines in envelopes and passed them around to all our classmates when we were young? And now, Janet and I still exchange…
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The last several weeks, we have seen the start of the political process for determining the presidential candidates from the two major parties in the U.S. First we witnessed the caucuses in Iowa and then, earlier this week, we saw…
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Janet and I have been married going on 43 years now and to borrow a line from one of the songs in My Fair Lady, "I've grown accustomed to her face..." Not only that, I have grown accustomed to her…
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My father spent quite a bit of time with me, teaching me and imploring me to behave when I was a small boy. He did the same thing with my two brothers. Of course, as the oldest, I had my…
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