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Too much family togetherness?
I have always heard funny stories from my Mom, Dad, Uncles and Aunts regarding life in the Philippines circa 1945-1955. This was always one of my favorites. After World War II large American and English companies, like International Harvester, Texaco and Smith Bell, started moving into the...
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Published 9 hours ago

Hints of Compassion
Last Friday was our town’s annual Christmas parade. My son and I walked the parade as part of his school’s Cub Scout pack. It was cold, but all the kids had a great time. We walked in front of a fire engine who’s driver enthusiastically honked that ultra loud, make-your-eardrums-bleed,...
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Published 6 days ago

Fellowship of the Häagen-Dazs
Each evening as the little ones are tucked into their beds invariably Mom or I are called upon to tuck them in one more time. As the favored among us goes about our parental duty the other has a far greater task at hand as they slowly approach the freezer and pull from its heavenly glow the ice...
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Published 2 weeks ago

We need a monitor, STAT!
My lovely wife has been a nurse for many years. She has always had a fondness for the elderly among us and spent many years caring for them either in their home or at assisted living facilities. She was incredible at this job and eased the heart of many a passing person and their family as they...
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Published 2 weeks ago

I don’t get teenagers
I’ve never claimed to understand the teenagers that walk among us. This doesn’t mean I haven’t tried. They would probably say, rather loudly, that I have tried to a fault and they would probably be right. Somehow the site, Teens Today with Vanessa Van Petten, has found our little space...
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Published 3 weeks ago