This is for those of us who have kids, family, loved ones, who live apart from us. This is for those of us who feel and taste life with our hearts first. This is for those of us for whom “A Tear And A Smile” is not just a great book written by Kahlil Gibran, [...]
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I was 42 when my son, Dillon, was born. I’d say we are basically two generations apart in many respects. We still like some of the same movies, tv shows. video games and animes. We also like some of the same music, big movie scores and orchestral productions. Because of our age difference, however, there [...]
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What’s in a nickname?? I guess it somewhat depends upon what is in each of us. To a point, we are defined by our loved ones, friends and relationships. As we get older, we get better at perceiving how our friends perceive us. Sometimes it’s rewarding to get that inside view… and sometimes not. I [...]
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Last week the focus was on Seattle – the man, the chief. This week the focus is on the city, its people, and what I found there just days ago. What a town! I lived in Atlanta for 33 years and really loved it for most of that time. It’s a land-locked city, of course, [...]
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How many of you out there are good carpenters, builders, understand basic construction? How many of you know what a joist is, and can build one and put it where it belongs? What’s the lowest temp that you can successfully pour concrete? What’s the standard distance between the studs? What is a header? What is [...]
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Ever meet a famous person? A movie actress, a great writer, a Chuck Yeager, a John Elway, an Oprah or even a Ted Turner? Sure, we’ve all met them or at least seen them in person, right? They lift us beyond our daily lives for a brief moment, they touch our lives with the larger, [...]
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Remember those “back to school” writing assignments? Remember what we wrote about, how our summers really were back then? Yeah, me too. We rode our bikes down to the park, we went to the swimming pool, we played goofy-golf with our cousins, played baseball, visited Grandma & Grandpa in Des Moines, or wherever… we got [...]
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It was an uneasy feeling, a conscious cognizance of something not quite right, of an imbalance somewhere undefined, yet definitely real. Through my morning coffee and early day routine I ignored it… I’d slept poorly the night before and felt it was just a tired, “bad day” kind of feeling that would eventually go away. [...]
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Here we go again, another non-post. Am trying hard, honest… trying to keep some thread of continuity/quality for you here. My excuses are lame, at best… a great summer, special guests rolling through, a lot of activities, a new special lady friend… I know, you’re saying with all that going on, there must be tons [...]
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Some of you may have read my article on Old Trucks, Hot Rods & Gender Questions posted July 17th of this year. This is an update of what has become a continuing saga of old truck angst and how to keep the peace in an unresolved relationship in my driveway. I bought a ’59 Chevy [...]
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