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Tidying up
I was pretty ill for a week or so. I won’t bore you with the details, but I thought I was a goner for the first few days. I’ve never had a fear of death. However, I would feel a tinge of sadness about missing out on friends, family and stuff happening tomorrow. Since I …
Big decisions in July
This week, I’ve been reminiscing about past Julys. What has made the month memorable for you over the years? Here’s one of mine: It was a muggy July night in 1958 when I learned my life was about to change in a big way. I was walking back from playing basketball …
Hanky-panky
I was about seven years old. I traveled with my dad, Vern, as he made sales calls to farmers in Indiana. Several nights, we watched minor league baseball games with a nice lady, Martha. I got to eat popcorn and Coney dogs and sleep on Martha’s couch with her dog, …
Green frogs
Some memories hang on. This one does. I was in West Bend, Wisconsin, at a popular coffee spot maybe 40 years ago. A dad was there with two kids, around five and seven years old. He just sat there, sipping his coffee and staring at the wall. His two kids were going nuts, …
I don’t mean to be koi
Oh my goodness! Just what I don’t need. Another addiction to mess with. It’s koi fish for our pond. I can’t go by the PetSmart store without pulling in, going to the fish section and selecting six more koi at twelve bucks a pop while I’m quietly whispering the Serenity …