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On Injured Reserve
Greetings, WordPress friends near and far! It has been a long time since I have visited here. And sadly, it will likely be a long time until I return here again. That is because on August 13, while pitching for… Continue reading
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Studies in Entropy
I’m not going to lie; this morning’s workout class HURT! It was the same, Monday-and-Wednesday class I do every week. The class is called Forever Fit and as the name clearly implies, it is clearly a workout class for OLD PEOPLE. So, you… Continue reading
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Can’t We Be Friends?
Any fans of the TV show “FRIENDS” out there? Millions of us tuned in every week between 1994 and 2004 to watch the antics of Ross, Chandler, Rachel, Phoebe, Monica, Joey and their madcap, interwoven lives. I was not a… Continue reading
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LOVE YOU, MOM
When it comes to mothers worth celebrating (as we are prompted to do on the second Sunday of every May), I am bountifully blessed. Due to several curious twists and turns along life’s road, I have hit the proverbial Maternal Motherlode.… Continue reading
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A Dog’s Weltanschauung
Patrick is doing a lot better, thanks. To clarify… Patrick is our dog. He is a 10-year-old Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier. There he is, on the right… Joan and I have had Patrick since he was about a year and a half… Continue reading
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Check it off!
Apparently, I am immortal. At least that is the conclusion one might draw based on my recent behavior. In two weeks, we will arrive at the one-year anniversary of the day I asked for – and RECEIVED! – an estate planning… Continue reading
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Try Everything?
Few things bring me greater joy in life than singing. I love the art and the discipline and the total immersion in the moment singing brings. I sing in the car. I sing in the shower. I sing to our… Continue reading
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Whole Again
Is it possible to know too much? Or to be too educated? As an avid advocate of education, I would tend to answer these questions in the negative. My argument would be that more harm has been done in (and… Continue reading
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Old, Fresh, and Green
Here it is, year 3.5 and I am still not sure I have this thing figured out. The “thing” to which I refer is, of course, retirement. OK. I’m not dumb. I know what the word itself means… even without… Continue reading
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Plug In!
Today I am pleased to announce that after three years of diligent, post-retirement searching, I’ve finally FOUND MY PURPOSE! It has been a long, tedious process. I’ve looked high and low. Within and without. I have consulted mystics, tea leaves, and… Continue reading
Russellings of the Spirit 