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Friggatriskaidekaphobia

Friday the 13th. Lots of people believe the unluckiest day is Friday the 13th — some people have an actual fear of the day and won’t travel, make decisions or even get out of bed on that day. The fear … Continue reading

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Happy Mother’s Day

Probably not many people have noticed, but I haven’t updated this blog in quite a while. Lots of things have happened in the world and in our household in the past couple of months — some of which I’ll probably … Continue reading

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Political Correctness

The Presidential campaign is heating up and it seems like politics and politicians have reached a new low. I’m not sure how much being “politically correct” means anymore — at least not with politicians. But I was thinking about how … Continue reading

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Fore

Since the weather has warmed up, our golf group played a couple of times this week. During one of the discussions, the origin of the use of the word “fore” to alert other golfers of a ball coming their way … Continue reading

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Be Nasty….Or Not

Be Nasty Day is celebrated every year on March 8. As both my faithful readers know, I’m usually into holidays, but I’ve never celebrated this one. I think I know some nasty people, but to be sure I checked the … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday

Today is Al’s Birthday. Al was my brother-in-law, but more importantly, he was my best friend. He is remembered as a true warrior, who fought until the end. He never gave up. He was a man of many talents and … Continue reading

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Agreeing to Disagree

You’ve probably noticed that a disagreement between Apple and the FBI has been getting a lot of press lately. The issue is way too complicated for me to solve here, but it is important for all of us and the … Continue reading

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WOW

Last evening I was watching the Super Tuesday election results. I noticed that a few times I found myself saying, “Wow.” I got to thinking about that word — you don’t necessarily hear it a lot, but when you do, … Continue reading

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It’s a Leap

It takes the Earth about 365.242189 days (365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 45 seconds) to go around the sun one time. The calendar we use has only 365 days, so if we didn’t add an extra day about … Continue reading

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Some Things I Miss….

A couple of days ago I wrote about how Legos had changed over the years and how I sort of missed the old ones. I realize that life and all the things around us are pretty much in a constant … Continue reading

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