Archives in Category: Things to Ponder

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Deadlines

Posted on March 15, 2006

I never met a deadline I didn’t like. Oh, I’ve chafed at a few, even cursed one or two; but for getting into gear there is nothing like a pressing deadline.

In school, I might have waited until the last

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Berrien Hills Country Club

Posted on March 14, 2006

The news is grim. Berrien Hills Country Club, which has served local communities and residents for over eighty years, is in trouble. Financial trouble. In fact, the club has voted not to open this year and to entertain offers to

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Free . . . often isn’t!

Posted on March 13, 2006

I am frequently bombarded with offers from various corners of the world all trying to make me think they’re giving me something for free. My current favorite is the invitation for a free credit report which can be obtained online,

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Backroads

Posted on March 12, 2006

John Denver once sang a song about country roads taking him home to West Virginia. I wasn’t born anywhere near West Virginia, but I’ve always had an affinity for that song’s lyrics and the sentiment they express.

Some people call

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Yogi Deciphered

Posted on March 10, 2006

New York Yankees catcher and Hall of Famer Yogi Berra has moved on to other endeavors, but his one liners of yesterday still crack everybody up. Even if you didn’t know at the time who said it, you’ve probably heard

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Las Vegas: Hoover Dam and Lake Mead

Posted on March 5, 2006

Note: Wireless Internet is a good thing, when it works. I posted the following blog in Las Vegas, but learned later it never made it out of my computer. AB

While we came to visit the glitz that is Las

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Las Vegas

Posted on March 2, 2006

Earl and I are visiting Las Vegas this coming weekend; he for an update, me for the first time. I’m not sure what to expect. Everyone I’ve talked to has a different opinion, but all agree you must see it

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Two for the Record

Posted on February 28, 2006

A few days ago I wrote about my stack of unfinished books, attributing my inability to completing them to “Reader’s Block.” Then I became inspired, maybe because I called myself out in public.

What I mean by ‘inspired’ is that

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Obits Pix

Posted on February 27, 2006

Sometimes I’m caught off guard when I read the local obituaries. It’s not the words that puzzle me; it’s the photo that often accompanies them.

Case in point: A woman, eighty-eight years old, passed away recently; but the photograph that

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Sayings

Posted on February 24, 2006

At heart I’m a romantic. Brilliant sunsets and well-performed piano concertos and mushy Valentine’s Day cards and unexpected kisses unravel me. I become toast.

At the same time, I’m prone to the hokey saying for inspiration in my everyday life.

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