Archives in Category: Things to Ponder

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Balancing Checkbooks

Posted on July 29, 2010

My name is on a variety of checking accounts. Some are personal, others business related. Either way, I feel compelled each month to balance every one to the penny. In all fairness, I must admit in my business world I

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Food for Thought

Posted on July 27, 2010

I was standing in the check-out line yesterday staring blindly at the magazine rack while the lady in front of me doled out her coupons and her coins. She may have saved money, but I succumbed to purchasing a magazine

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Sunday

Posted on July 25, 2010

When I was a child, Sundays dragged. We went to church; sometimes we went out for breakfast, but the rest of the afternoon sped by in slow motion. In those days, there were no repeats on television, few sporting events

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This Day in History

Posted on July 24, 2010

It’s an easy way out: Research the Internet and find out what happened on this date in other years. It’s instant fodder for a blog without much creativity involved. I don’t resort to it very often. Today I did. Here’s

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Uncle Sam Wants Your Gift Cards

Posted on July 23, 2010

You can’t help knowing that many states in this country are verging on bankruptcy and are searching relentlessly for creative ways to offset their red ink. What you might not know is that there are rules on many states’ books

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Glory Night

Posted on May 21, 2010

The days are reaching their zenith with exactly a month to go. I’m sitting in our home and watching the sun spread its afternoon warmth both outside and in.

Our home faces west, and – as the day wanes

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Reading Aloud

Posted on May 19, 2010

I’ve been reading to four-year-olds at a school a stone’s throw from our home. Once a week since March. One hundred seventeen urchins, as Earl and I call them behind their backs. I don’t read to all one hundred seventeen

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Tennis 101

Posted on May 14, 2010

Earl gave me tennis lessons for Christmas, but I couldn’t start them until I finished the swimming lessons I’d already signed up for. Yes, I’m a lesson junkie. That said, I had my first tennis lesson in years today.

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Swim Time

Posted on February 27, 2010

This morning I swam in an outdoor pool while the sun shone. It was before breakfast, which possibly explained why I was the only one enjoying the water. Or perhaps it was because the actual air temperature was just in

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Low Gear

Posted on February 20, 2010

About this time of year, I’m fed up with the grey and gristle of winter. I’m tired of donning heavy boots and gloves and hats and coats. I’m tired of watching how I drive, since I have tires that no

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