Most people associate sporting events with hotdogs, pretzels, popcorn or some other food that they come to expect as a ritual at games. Well, whenever I attend Carmel High School football games, I want Jamie's brownies. They're a relatively new…
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Janet and I were watching a recorded episode of Hawaii 5-0 on television and she noticed that one of the actors reminded her of my brother Doug. In fact, she was stunned at the resemblance, which I didn't see at…
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The truth is that this post is about truth - but in an obscure way, it has to do with feet - my feet. And it has nothing to do with tennis, or any other sport for that matter... I…
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Dave, a dear friend of mine, called me several weeks ago and suggested that I get a copy of Roger Ebert's new book "Life Itself: A Memoir." He immediately let me know that it was the kind of book that…
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When I was in college at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, in the early 1970's, we periodically had guest performances from well known entertainers across the country. Since I was a commuter student, I sometimes didn't know what…
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Al, a longtime friend of mine, is headed to Vegas with his family today. To celebrate. There's been all this fuss the last several weeks that 11/11/11 will mark the beginning of the end of the world, Armageddon if you…
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I know what you're thinking. Another post about a birthday. Well, you're right - and you may as well get ready, because another one hits the calendar tomorrow. Then, off to other topics, at least for a while. But tonight,…
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Today, Cooper Inskeep, one of our grandchildren, turned 6. So tonight, I went over to Kristin and Jimmy's house for a barbecue to celebrate. It was nice getting together with the family, although I miss Janet, and to see the…
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I dropped Janet off at the airport early this morning, as she is heading to Williamsburg to visit her Mom and Dad, and then I headed down to Byrd's Cafeteria. I've spent quite a bit of time down there this…
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