It will be a crazy day today, so I will dash this off quickly…and will most likely leave a few things out! Yes, this is the big 66. For me, that means I now qualify for that huge Social Security check that will now make me rich! Are you hearing the guffaws in the background? [...]
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The rooms were full of noise, and stuff, and music. of laughter and words. of clothes and books. and unmade beds and phone calls. Now they are empty. the beds are neat and tidy. There is no one to mess them up except for an occasional visit. The only things in the rooms are [...]
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Once again, our family’s birthday season has gotten underway. It really started a week ago with Mia’s birthday, but it is now official with the patriarch of the family celebrating his almost three quarters of a century birthday. The big one will be next year! Once again, I’m delighted to celebrate another year with you [...]
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What is real? The things I touch and handle? The things I can see? All that is physical around me that can be measured and counted? What about the sweet smell of a newborn baby? I don’t remember a feeling more real than that! With sweat and pain exhaustion and labor obliviated by her [...]
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I’ve been thinking about friendship lately. It’s a very important part of life. Probably the only part here on earth. Here are some observations. Friendship is not primarily about me. It is about the other person. If my focus is on myself, I’ll be miserable. If I focus on the other person and how I [...]
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