As we approach 10 months in the new house, and prepare for our first holiday season here, Janet and I have been thinking about what Christmas decorations will go where. Since we have a whole different home, we have no…
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Today, November 9, 2014 would have been the 86th birthday of Janet's mother, had she not passed away a little more than a year ago, while Janet and I were celebrating our 40th anniversary away on a trip. Nancy's death…
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I'm sitting here this evening with a sore knee - probably the result of my "fall" off the seawall along the body of water behind our home earlier this week. On balance, it has been pretty much okay but for…
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Technically, the beginning of November earmarks the annual time when those who have passed away in the prior year are remembered. Halloween is the day before All Saint's Day, which occurs on November 1st, with All Souls's day following on…
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Sixty years ago today, on November 4, 1954, I became an older brother. I know that sounds weird to say, but that's exactly what happened. Doug, the second of three children who were born to our parents, entered the world…
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Yesterday, Nov. 2nd, was Orphan Sunday 2015. I have never heard of Orphan Sunday before, but it was mentioned at church this week-end and I was curious about what it was all about. I know that Saturday was All Saint's…
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Last Friday was Halloween. For those of you who live in the midwest, you will recall that we experienced the first snow fall of the season and the weather was horrible. There was even sleet and it was really inconvenient…
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I did a stupid thing tonight. It eventually worked out okay but it was a little scary. As you know, I like to fish in the lake bordering our backyard and over the last several months, the water level has…
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I have spent quite a bit of time recently dealing with people of all ages and all generations. It is interesting to note that the eldest members of our society enjoy face to face communication while the younger members, especially…
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Yesterday, a group of people I know were going out to lunch and asked me to join them. Unfortunately, I was tied up in another meeting and unable to attend. But I was a little hungry and they were kind…
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