These were the final words spoken by Scott Carpenter, the back-up pilot and capcom (capsule communicator) for Glenn's historic flight fifty years ago today, one day after my 9th birthday on Feb. 19, 1962. The third of seven Mercury astronauts,…
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It's February 19th - and that means it's my 59th birthday today. It's been a great day. Usually, I confess, I get a little introspective a few days before the big day each year. For some reason, I start to…
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I just chuckled to myself after I hit the "place order" button on Amazon. I hesitate to even write this post because you are going to think that I am absolutely out of my mind. I didn't want to order…
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Kristin and her three boys have spent a great deal of time with Janet and me in the last month or so and we have really enjoyed their company. Each of the boys have had a special project to work…
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You know, I'm on kind of a rant this week. Because I have several pet peeves and I experienced one of them several days ago. For starters, I can't stand it when a Walgreen's moves in right next door to…
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Well, it's February 14th, and we all know what that means - Valentine's Day. It's one of those special days that seems to change as we get older. Remember when you were in first grade and Valentine's Day was approaching?…
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It's February 12th - and you know what that means, don't you? It's Abraham Lincoln's birthday today - 203 years after he was born in Kentucky, on Feb. 12, 1809. Although he is regarded as one of our greatest presidents,…
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As most of you know, I was involved in the career transition arena for many years, even starting a ministry named Chaplains at Work. While we assisted thousands of people find work, most of my work nowadays tends to be…
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Well, forty years ago today, our nephew John was born; and that changed the way that Janet and I looked at the world. In fact, it still does. It might seem odd to you that something like that would have…
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I've been having trouble sleeping the past week or so - no, that's not correct. I have had trouble getting to sleep the past week or so. It's like I am tired early in the evening and then, for some…
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