A very dear friend of mine is celebrating his birthday today down in Florida where he lives with his wife and daughter. Mark is a terrific person. We have known each other for thirty years or so and met in…
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I've been sleeping very well lately. In fact, better than very well. Rarely in my life have I had the fitful rest that I have had most of this year. Since this is really noteworthy, even though I usually sleep…
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Last week, Janet and I, along with our daughter, Jill, helped Kristin with vacation Bible School (VBS) for yet another summer. We are getting to be old hands at this and we are now at the point that we have…
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Several years ago, I finished a large consulting job that had lasted almost four years. It ended three months ahead of schedule and at the time, while I was grateful for the work, I felt that things ended rather abruptly.…
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I was watching the second season of the David Letterman's new Netflix series, called "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction", and found his interview with Melinda Gates quite engaging. Not only is Melinda married to Bill Gates of Microsoft fame,…
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It's been more than a year since I have gone fishing in the backyard. I haven't felt that confident standing at the edge of the lake, on an incline, as I tire so quickly on uneven ground. Lately, however, I…
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The last several posts I have written about speak to Janet's improved sight and her childlike wonder at how things have improved for her. Not that we don't deal with infirmities, but in general, life is pretty good. For the…
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It's been really fun around here the last two weeks. Janet, after her first cataract surgery, couldn't believe how quickly her vision improved. And then, after her other eye was done last Friday, the world changed even more for her…
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For the past several years, Janet has been told by our eye doctor that she will eventually need cataract surgery. There was no rush, but doc just wanted her to know that as people get older, it is not uncommon…
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