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stiffer penalties and free phones
Have you noticed that there is two to three hours of news on every night? Is it any wonder the stories get to be so stupid? I mean, c’mon how long can you talk about the obvious? Oh, guns kill… Continue reading
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co-conspirators
As you know I lost my sister ten days ago. The first wave of grief has crested now and I feel the pull of it receding. I am aware that it will return. The reality of her passing hasn’t taken… Continue reading
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in a handbasket
Well, it happened. I have seen memes about it, tongue in cheek comments about teaching millennials basic life skills, and yesterday on the news they were at just such a school. A school in Portland , Maine, of all places,… Continue reading
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the bigger man
Just because you’re mad, doesn’t mean I’m wrong. Now that is a bit of wisdom it has taken years to come to understand. It is a lesson learned the hard way, a life lesson. You see, back in my youth… Continue reading
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Which world
I have written, ” accept history for what it was, not for what you wish it could have been. ” That thought came to me in response to what is happening in our country today. This rewriting of history to… Continue reading
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Time and relativity
Fourteen days till Christmas. Two weeks. Where has the time gone? It is a question I find myself asking more frequently, guess that is what old folks do. The grandkids are fifteen, sixteen and seventeen. I don’t believe they have… Continue reading
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A gift so great
Six days ago my sister went to reside with the angels. This morning is the first time I have been able to write about that. Grief stricken, I have been uncharacteristically silent. My sister had received a diagnosis of stomach… Continue reading
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the littlest thing
Sometimes it is the littlest things. Yesterday afternoon I posted a picture of a box of ribbon candy on Facebook. The number of responses surprised me. At the same time it offered reassurance in a strange sort of way, reassurance… Continue reading
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Silent heroes
Today is a date that will live in infamy. Well, okay December the 7th 1941 is that date, but you get the idea. I turned on the news this morning and that wasn’t the lead story. Later, buried down the… Continue reading
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lest I grow old
I ran across this quote from John Barrymore. ” A man is not old until regret takes the place of dreams. ” I considered that carefully and have decided I agree with him. I read a short biography of… Continue reading