Earl claims that September and October are his favorite months, although I’m not sure why he feels that way. I’ve never asked.

For me, each month has its qualities, so I just take them as they come. In September, I

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I live in the upper Midwest, while Hurricane Katrina and her aftermath rages in the southern states of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. We couldn’t be farther apart. At least geographically.

But before this is over, I believer that, regardless of

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Professor Harold Hill of “The Music Man” fame and I have a lot in common. We both believe in the think method of music. Of course, there is one difference between us: my method works, at least for me, and

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Today is Sunday; and, as is my pattern, I watched the morning program called “Sunday Morning.” I like it and its moderator, Charles Osgood, because they remind me of the kind of television show I’ve always liked best: the variety

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This summer will probably go down as one of the driest in years in southwestern Michigan. It’s certainly the driest since Earl and I arrived here five years ago. I even wonder why we need flood insurance, since the river

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