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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…

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…

Forty-two years ago this past week-end, I took my SAT's as a senior at Morgan Park High School on the south side of Chicago. I had dreaded that Saturday, as I usually didn't do very well on those sorts of…

Okay, I've had it. Last Sunday evening, we were out of coffee and I headed off to the grocery store, the Fresh Market, up on 146th Street near our home. To be sure, I would not have gone out to…