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It's Sunday evening and I am counting down the hours until it's officially Feb. 19th. For I have thought about this day since I was a little boy. Sixty-five seemed so old at the time and now that I am…

As is my usual custom, I went shopping for yellow roses for Janet to celebrate Valentine's Day. I know that red roses are supposed to be the color for love - and that yellow signifies friendship, but Janet has always…

One week from tomorrow, on Feb. 19th, I will celebrate my 65th birthday. We are having family around to help mark the occasion and we even have Janet's sisters and several others coming in from out of town. As happens…

A good friend of mine, Dave, seems to enjoy life more than almost anyone else I know. He just lives life to the fullest and rarely have I seen him publicly have a "down" day. Whatever seems to be going…

Janet and I are big fans of the Hallmark Channel. In case your aren't familiar with the programming, Hallmark floods the channel with "feel-good movies" that are designed to have you walk away with a smile on your face and…