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On July 30, I put my thoughts on “paper” via this blog as to how I was feeling exactly six months after Claire passed away. It was an exercise suggested by someone that thought putting your feelings in writing would … Continue reading →

If you’ve read this blog over the years, you know that Chinese New Year is one of the many, many “holidays” that we always celebrated. This year, the Lunar New Year starts (today) on January 29 — and it will … Continue reading →

For years, our good friend Winfried had a sign hanging in his office that read, “Everyone should believe in something — I believe I’ll have another beer.” I was thinking about that the other day, and it occurs to me … Continue reading →

I went to lunch with a friend a few days ago and after we’d talked a while, he remarked that we seemed to be telling each other stories. I got to thinking about that…..The habit of telling stories is one … Continue reading →

You can tell it’s a slow time of year around here — yesterday my neighbor and myself got tired of politics and sports and we got to wondering what the world’s oldest joke was. Well, time for some extensive research … Continue reading →

Well, I tried to just ignore the rest of the world today. It’s brutally cold and lot of snow on the ground — good day to just stay in in do nothing. But — in this day and age, it’s … Continue reading →

A couple of hours ago, I finished listening to the 47th President of the United States give his Inaugural Address. There’s a good chance you heard it, too. No matter what you thought of the speech, or of Donald Trump, … Continue reading →

Today is inauguration day — very soon , we’ll be honored to listen to a very beautiful inauguration speech — most will say it’s the most beautiful they’ve ever heard. It’ll be in a class all by itself — no … Continue reading →

We were having lunch the other day and were discussing a good friend of ours. I made the statement, “He’s a trip.” I periodically say that when talking about someone and I always mean it as a compliment. It’s kind … Continue reading →

As long as I can remember, I’ve always gotten vaccines for various diseases when they became available. We also had our kids vaccinated for everything, and almost always because the doctors recommended it.  Now — if you read the news, … Continue reading →