As I think you already know, I used to love to fish, but frankly, I was never very good at it and so more than two decades ago, I kind of gave it up other than on very rare occasions.…
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Eighty years ago today, the island prison known as Alcatraz was opened and the first delivery of 137 prisoners arrived in San Fransisco from the federal prison at Fort Leavenworth. Alcatraz, because of its unique location in the middle of…
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To anyone who was at least school age 40 years ago, it goes without saying that the above statement was made by President Richard Nixon as he was under scrutiny for a number of things that included income tax evasion…
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I was going over my schedule for next week and I noticed that I have to be out of town on the first day of the two day Leadership Summit put on by Willow Creek Association every August. Bummer....... Because,…
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You know that I have gone back and forth about how long to write this blog, and I feel quite strongly that there should be at least 1000 posts on the TBTB site. Since I am in the early 900's…
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There is a church down the street from our home and I always look to see what message is on the board. You know, things like "Sign broken, get message inside." Pretty clever, huh? Well, Sunday I noticed that message…
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Each time I enter the side of the garage in our new home, I can't help but notice the small heart carved into the concrete corner near the door - bearing the words "Carl & Sandy - 2002." You see,…
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Yesterday, Saturday, August 2nd, would have been my father-in-law's 93rd birthday. That is, of course, except for the fact that last September, at the age of 92, John went to be with the Lord - eighteen days after Janet's mother…
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When I am busy, as I have been recently, one day starts to blend into the next. And from the people I have spoken with on this topic, I am not alone. The days just run together and sometimes, it…
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I was on Facebook recently and noticed that my brother, Doug, had endorsed a website, Classmates.com, that linked people who attended high school together. I was a high school graduate in 1970 and so, out of curiosity, I followed the…
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