Lately, I haven't been sleeping very well. In fact, I am up several times a night having trouble breathing, even though I am taking loads of allergy medicine. This time of year is usually very difficult for me - until…
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There is a new phone scam making the rounds. And to be sure, until last evening I didn't know anything about it. But I had to learn quickly and get up to speed because I almost got caught in it.…
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It't no secret. Those of you who know me well realize that fall is my favorite time of year. Summer is second, but fall is by far and away my favorite season. By the way, in case you are interested,…
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The last several months have been a little unusual for this time of year. August was cooler than usual and now September has gone from hot to chilly all in the same month. As we travelled east during this month,…
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Well, we are back home from the Greenbrier. The saddest part of each trip is the long journey home after having had such a wonderful time. But we immediately start looking forward to the next time we get to travel…
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Today, Janet and I had an incredible experience here at the Greenbrier. We did something that we have wanted to do for twenty years and just never took the time to do it - we took a class on birds…
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There's no doubt that Janet and I have both grown up with a degree of privilege. We grew up on the south side of Chicago, have lived in the western and northwestern suburbs there and then were fortunate enough to…
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The end of last month and September to date have been filled with anniversaries and remembrances of parents who are no longer with us. Janet and her sisters lost both their mother and father four years ago - and it…
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I was listening to the program "Sunday Morning" on CBS earlier today, and Jane Pauley was interviewing Hillary Clinton in advance of Clinton's new book, "What Happened." The book chronicles the campaign as well as what she believes are the…
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The day after Labor Day, that would be Tuesday of this week, was the thirty fifth anniversary of my beginning work in Indianapolis. It seems so long ago, and I could never have predicted all the twists and turns our…
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