Archives in Category: Special Events

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Class Act

Posted on February 12, 2006

Michelle Kwan is a class act. As news of her decision to withdraw from Olympic competition became common knowledge, Kwan admitted that it was one of the most difficult decisions she’d ever made. While her recurring groin injury was certainly

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Underwhelmed

Posted on February 11, 2006

Last night I commandeered our big TV to watch the opening ceremonies of the XX Winter Olympics, brought to us this time around by NBC. I imagine that network paid big bucks for the honor, but what I saw made

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Super Bowl

Posted on February 5, 2006

The 2006 Super Bowl is history. And, no, XL doesn’t stand for extra large, although some may think the television coverage was over the top these past couple weeks. XL stands for forty, which stands for the number of Super

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Winding Down

Posted on December 30, 2005

It’s the eve of New Year’s Eve, but life is already winding down. Perhaps it’s because it’s also a Friday, and most employers are sending employees home at the usual five o’clock hour with no expectation to see them again

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Final Preparations

Posted on December 23, 2005

It’s the Eve of Christmas Eve; and, judging from various emails and personal contacts, my friends and family are involved in an eclectic assortment of preparations, not all of them geared to the holiday.

My next door neighbor, Clara, is

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Get A Life

Posted on December 21, 2005

Bill O’Reilly is still haranguing merchants and others who choose to say “Happy Holidays” over “Merry Christmas.” He believes that substituting the former for the latter is a slap in the face for Christians everywhere. He feels it demeans not

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The Best of 2005

Posted on December 18, 2005

Around this time of year pundits, politicians, and pop artists release their “Best Of” lists. My son’s company, fredflare.com, issues its best too. I mention this because it is the only list I’ve ever garnered enough votes to be included

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Joy

Posted on December 16, 2005

I chose a word in midair to come up with a topic for today’s ten minutes. ‘Joy’ leaped into my mind without hesitation, so I decided it would be my topic.

What is joy? I could check a dictionary, but

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Snow

Posted on December 7, 2005

It’s the first snow of the year; and, at the rate the little flakes are coming down, we’re almost guaranteed a white Christmas even though we’re eighteen days away. I’ve shoveled our front walk three times in the last six

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Tree Time

Posted on December 6, 2005

Last night Earl and I began decorating our Christmas tree. I wasn’t in the mood at all this year; in fact, I was willing to forego the whole thing. But Earl loves Christmas and he wouldn’t accept such a lack

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