Archives in Category: Things to Ponder

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My Oncologist

Posted on October 16, 2014

I went to the appointment with my oncologist yesterday only to receive great news. I am deemed relatively cancer free and put on the one year schedule to check in.  It’s five years out from my surgery and the risks

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Pond Life

Posted on October 14, 2014

Earl and I have a condo that fronts a lovely pond.  It’s not ours alone (The pond, not the condo), as other homes ring the entire perimeter. It cost more to build your home on the pond, but we believe

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Hate

Posted on October 6, 2014

I find myself using the word ‘hate’ a lot recently. As in “I hate rain.”  “I hate geese.” “I hate colonoscopies.”  And I’ve experienced them all.

Still, I think I want to tone down the rhetoric, as ‘hate’ is a

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Customer Service

Posted on October 1, 2014

I am confused with the twenty-first century’s take on customer service. It seems to be an approach-avoidance kind of thing.

First, the approach. Nowadays if one has a face-to-face communication with a server or a clerk or a barista, there

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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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Random Thoughts

Posted on September 11, 2014

It’s the thirteenth anniversary of 9/11, and it’s also my son’s birthday.  I celebrate both, but make sure my son receives special attention.  The media will handle the other event.It will always be remembered, as it should, just like D-Day

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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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Smoothie

Posted on August 23, 2014

Earl makes a smoothie every morning in the name of healthy living.  Then he claims the right to avoid vegetables the rest of the day. My son, Kevin, also makes a smoothie most mornings; but it’s because, as a vegetarian

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