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Wonderful Wilderness
I’m not much for camping, having already gotten it out of my system in a former life. Unlike most vacations where you leave everything behind, camping requires you bring it all with you. The food, the accommodations, the bug spray.
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Tradition
It’s been a tradition of several years’ standing that I kayak on July 4. My most faithful partner in this activity is Chris, but this year he didn’t visit River House; and I wondered if my holiday ritual was in
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Birthday Remembrance
Today is the longest day of the year, although it has twenty-four hours in it like every other day in the calendar. The issue is that today is the day on which the sun shines the longest.
My Mother reveled
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The Closer
My favorite TV show is about to return. It’s the summer replacement series, “The Closer” starring Kyra Sedgwick (above) as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson of the LAPD.
Sedgwick/Johnson is a study in contrasts. In her professional life, she is
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My Birthday
Years ago I decided two things about my birthday. First, I only do things I want to do on that day; if it falls on a work day I usually arrange to take it off. Second, I always go to
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Memorial Day
Tomorrow is Memorial Day, although I suspect some people are not sure why we celebrate it as a national holiday.
Originally know as Decoration Day, this holiday remembers the men and women who died while serving our country in
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A Hole in the Fabric
The message waited patiently in voicemail until we returned from dinner last night. I listened to it twice in disbelief and then checked the day’s obituaries for confirmation.
George, the handyman who had helped us repair, paint, and improve our
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Piano Forte
Last night Earl and I attended a free dual piano concert at our local community college. It was free because it was billed as the dress rehearsal for two local pianists who are performing a week from tonight in New
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The Audit
You’ve known someone who went through it. You’ve heard their awful tales. And you’ve never heard a kind word about the experience. It’s the dreaded audit.
I went to New York City earlier this week because the great State of
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St. Patrick’s Day
Truth is I’m a slacker where St. Patrick’s Day is concerned. The Everyman’s model for celebrating the day belonged to my Mother, who was one hundred percent Irish and one thousand percent proud of it.
As a child, I remember
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