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My brother, Doug, is celebrating a birthday today. And for some reason, which is not too unusual for me, I was daydreaming about growing up together. We also have another brother, Ken, whose birthday is in August, but today is…

The last several days, Facebook and a number of other social media sites have been going crazy with people listing something on a daily basis that they are thankful for. Most of the announcements are listed in the fashion of…

I don't know about the rest of the country, but the weather is lousy in Indianapolis today. So lousy, in fact, that the powers that be moved Halloween. That's right. They moved Halloween. Now I am 60 years old and…

So I was driving down the street today and saw one of those catchy little quips on the brick sign in front of a church announcing the upcoming sermon. And that sign is the title of tonight's post. Quite honestly,…

A friend of mine was leaving an office meeting last evening and was getting into his vehicle when he was frightened by an older woman who happened to be passing by the back of his car. It wasn't intentional. It…