Archives in Category: Things to Ponder

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Kodak Moments

Posted on January 25, 2007

Years ago television ads promoted the taking of pictures to preserve memories. As the Kodak Company made its pitch, singer Paul Anka provided the musical background by crooning that the photos captured “the times of our lives.” I was always

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Taking a Break

Posted on August 21, 2006

I’ve decided to stop writing my blog for a while. It’s not that I’ve run out of things to say; rather, I’ve run out of enthusiasm. And one must be eager to write what one must.

When I started my

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Deck of Cards

Posted on August 16, 2006

Today’s efforts to track down bargains rely on a deck of cards. However, it’s not the standard 52-card deck that you play canasta or gin or bridge with. Rather it’s an eclectic sort of credit cards that various merchants offer

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Road Trip Requirements

Posted on August 13, 2006

We arrived home from our road trip earlier this evening, having driven 770 miles over the past week. As road trips go, this wasn’t a grueling pace. Regardless, I learned some things about road trips that will be useful in

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Time

Posted on August 11, 2006

Living in motel rooms for a week detaches you from time. Not the kind you check on your wristwatch, but the kind that pervades your home.

Think about this: Your microwave tells time so that it can be programmed

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Horoscope

Posted on August 9, 2006

Over morning coffee in our hotel room, Earl read our horoscopes, which were printed in the local newspaper, compliments of astrologist Bernice Bede Osoi. Earl is a Leo and I am a Gemini.

Earl’s forecast said: “Be prepared for partnership

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Hiroshima Day

Posted on August 6, 2006

Today is Hiroshima Day, the sixty-first anniversary of the dropping of the first atomic bomb in the world’s history. The United States holds the dubious distinction of having been the country that dropped it. And since then politicians, political scientists,

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Live till I Die

Posted on August 2, 2006

Yesterday’s appointment with my doctor made both of us happy. My blood pressure is great, my cholesterol is great, my liver is great. While I was surprised at all this, having gone to the appointment with low expectations, my doctor

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WD-40

Posted on July 31, 2006

Every now and then I get an email from a faithful reader with a suggestion for a blog topic. WD-40 is an example. Ken W. alerted me to the fact that this famous degreaser/oiler/cleanser/sparkler turned fifty this year; and, while

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Hot or Cold?

Posted on July 29, 2006

There are two types of people in our country. And, no, they aren’t the Republicans and the Democrats or the red and blue states or even Northerners and Southerners. All those designations are potentially far too political; besides they don’t

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