Archives in Category: Special Events

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Back . . . and Forth

Posted on December 31, 2014

I’m back, not only to blogging but also to new ideas in the coming months.  As a rule I make a list of goals for every year, even though I rarely accomplish most of them.  Still, I make the list

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Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2014

I have never liked Halloween, although I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s because it’s really about begging more than it is about doing tricks on people.

Perhaps it’s because as a child I didn’t go “Trick or Treating.” I lived

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Two Months and Counting

Posted on October 24, 2014

Earl, who loves Christmas, reminded me this morning that it’s only two months away. But then he’s been counting down every month since last Christmas. Still, it struck a chord, since my two sons and their partners are coming to

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Colonoscopy 101

Posted on October 8, 2014

If you’ve never had a colonoscopy and foresee that you never will, come back tomorrow when I’m writing about Spammers. But for those who might have a colonoscopy in their past and another in their future, I’m in your corner.

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Resolution

Posted on September 28, 2014

High school reunions and college reunions are frequently noted in local newspapers, but there is seldom mention of one for grade school graduates.

Maybe it’s because elementary school is now further divided into early grades, middle grade, and junior high,

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Ken Burns

Posted on September 14, 2014

Ken Burns’ latest epic, “The Roosevelts” debuts this evening and runs for the next seven nights on PBS. I feel certain it will be as well done as his documentaries on jazz, the Civil War, and baseball.

Earl and I

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Day After

Posted on September 12, 2014

What’s it like to be born the day after a famous day in history?  Really, it’s not so bad as long as you don’t fixate on dates, because the special event that just occurred yesterday is still taking center stage.

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Brought Up Short

Posted on September 4, 2014

Tonight Earl and I attended the wake of a young man, 31 years old and married only seven weeks.   He is the grandson of a good friend, and he died unexpectedly in an accident. Who at my age expects to

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Labor Day

Posted on September 1, 2014

Today we celebrate Labor Day, but I honestly had no idea what the holiday meant.   I understand Fourth of July and Thanksgiving and even Memorial Day, but I never delved into the meaning of Labor Day.  Until now.  That’s one

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Christmas

Posted on August 27, 2014

In line with yesterday’s blog about pushing seasons ahead of themselves, I submit that Christmas is the ultimate event that comes too early to the party these days.

When I was a child, Christmas didn’t appear in newspapers or magazines

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