Last week we went to a pickleball tournament to support a couple of friends, Max and Joe, who are both six months new to the game. A few of us more experienced players
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I’ve been thinking about my goals and objectives for 2024 and I’ve decided to take a different, more creative approach. First, my weight. I currently weigh less than I did when I graduated
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(ed. note – this post was written by Irene in 2019. I have always felt that, of the two of us, Irene is the better writer. So I’m happy to share this, with
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(To save your having to look the reference up, Laugh, Clown, Laugh is a 1928 American silent drama film starring Lon Chaney and Loretta Young – her film debut. It doesn’t have too much to
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In spite of my being a practicing Catholic, I’m more inclined to believe in reincarnation. It’s not unlike me to have a difference of opinion from The Church, (which is not a fan
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Once in a while I worry about the impact of inflation on our fixed income and our savings. At one point recently, I even thought I might find a job to supplement our
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……..that keeps me searchin’ for a heart of gold, and I’m getting’ old…. Neil Young, singer and songwriter I’ve often wondered why my relationships with people are so seldom perfect. Even these
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Research is what I do when I don’t know what else to do. – Wernher von Braun, Scientist Until recently, studying my family’s genealogy didn’t ring my bells. Part of that
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So much gets written about a classic Norman Rockwell Christmas. And you know the drill; you’ve got the entire house decorated inside and out, stockings on the fireplace for everybody plus your new
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Surviving this far into my fourth quarter means I’ve said already said my goodbyes to a number of family and friends who didn’t. Survive, I mean. Well, of course, they DID survive, but
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