As some of you already know, I enjoy cooking on our smoker. I have had barbecue grills for years - and I really love to make beef jerky. But with the popularity of the jerky that I have made, I…
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This has been an odd and frustrating day. It started when we were returning home from church and two people were riding their bikes in the middle of the street, moving from lane to lane to lane; and then proceeded…
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We have four grandsons. And it has come to be something of a rite of passage that whenever there is a graduation or other important event at school, Janet and I take them shopping for outfits appropriate for the occasion.…
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Tonight, we celebrated our grandson Carter's birthday along with celebrating all the mothers in the family - both here and no longer with us. As has become our family custom, we went around the table and each of us recalled…
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It's been a little quiet in Indianapolis the last several days. That's because we are mourning the loss of one of the greatest auto racers of all time. Bobby Unser passed away earlier this week, last Sunday, and the entire…
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Today, May 2nd, is the anniversary of a surgery that I had three years ago to fix a serious tendon injury I sustained in late April, 2018. I had to wait nine days from the date of my injury before…
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Earlier this week, the world celebrated its birthday - at least according to noted German mathematician and astronomer, Johannes Kepler. According to Kepler, the world was created on April 27, 4977 B.C. (before Christ). Now, this seems like some random…
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It's been an exhausting week. Issues with the neighborhood association where I serve on the Board of Directors, numerous client meetings and connecting with old friends - and many friends and acquaintances who have suffered medical issues. Of course, Janet…
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I happened to meet a young man named Austin at the gas station today. He was wearing a familiar style leg brace with an adjustable locking mechanism on the side. I asked him what had happened to his knee and…
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We are going through the New Testament at church this year - in fact, we are reading it cover to cover and the sermon series is based on the verses and chapters that we are to read each week. We…
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