“Try not – Do or do not, there is no try.”

I came across this quote recently, and at first I liked it a lot. It was originally said by that pointy eared sage, Yoda, in “The Empire Strikes Back.”

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Earl often shakes his head when we talk about cars. He’s not a super car buff, but he can tell a Lexus from a Toyota from a Saturn. Me? I can hardly tell my own car from another blue one

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Earl has a certain fascination with Ukrainian eggs. In fact, one such egg was among the very first gifts he gave me. We bought it together in an old ethnic neighborhood on Chicago’s west side. I returned the favor one

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I have been in bed these past four days with a bronchial infection which has left me listless and grey. To pass the time, I’ve watched a lot of television, probably more than I’ve watched in the past twelve months;

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No this isn’t about politics. It’s about one of radio’s most well-known commentators.

Today, February 8, Paul Harvey started one of his radio segments by saying it “isn’t funny, but it is memorable.” He then proceeded to tell of a

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