Archives in Category: Things to Ponder

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In Comparison

Posted on October 25, 2011

Today I continued my battle with AT&T and conversed with Max, Aaron, and Larry. I’ll have an alphabet of first names by the time I’m done. And, of course, I learned that the order I’d placed on October 11, almost

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Every Day Has Its Day

Posted on October 17, 2011

Recently I inadvertently learned that yesterday was National Dictionary Day and today is National Pasta Day. I’m not sure how these “holidays” came into being – whether organizations or people lobbied for them – but they did pique my interest.

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Closing Comments

Posted on October 14, 2011

I’m reminded of grade school where we were taught the five distinct parts of a letter. One was the complimentary closing (alliteration at its best). It could be “Sincerely,” “Best regards,” “Yours truly” or a myriad of equally benign statements

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The Worst

Posted on October 13, 2011

Earl and I drove into Chicago this afternoon to meet someone. Nothing unusual here. We’ve made the two hundred mile round-trip uncountable times. But what made this ride stressful were the weather and traffic conditions. Pounding rain, low visibility, a

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How Many Does It Take?

Posted on October 12, 2011

There’s an old joke going around about how many folk singers or how many therapists it takes to change a light bulb. I have a new twist on it.

How many men does it take to fix an ailing driveway?

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Bad Experience

Posted on October 11, 2011

Yesterday I had a colonoscopy. For the uninformed, it’s a medical procedure that requires the patient not eat anything for twenty-four hours. It also requires other preparation that I’ll not detail here. The procedure itself takes about thirty-five minutes and

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Labor Day

Posted on September 4, 2011

It’s the last gasp of summer, although autumn doesn’t officially start for another couple weeks. Still those activities for which summer is noted pretty much come to an end tomorrow, Labor Day.

I was in downtown St. Joseph this morning

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Life After Work

Posted on September 1, 2011

Another week has rolled by since we returned from our fishing trip. I’m becoming a slug. Without the scheduled hours of a job, I find I’m less organized, less compulsive, less achievement oriented. Instead, I’m more interested in cooking (Really!),

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What I Didn’t Miss

Posted on August 23, 2011

We’re driving home from our fishing vacation; it’s almost a thousand miles from Winnipeg, where we left our car, to our home in Benton Harbor, Michigan. And it’s two days at best.

For five days we didn’t read a newspaper

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Closing Down

Posted on August 22, 2011

It’s six in the morning. Our luggage has already been picked up at the door and we’re about to head to breakfast, then start the trek home. I’m not particularly functional at this hour, but I’m conscious enough to realize

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