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Retirement
Occasionally, I get things right! When I learned that my long time friend and colleague, Gerry…
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Villages
It’s true, folks. It really does take a Village. To raise a child. To build…
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Nostalgia
Nostalgia: [no-stal-juh, -jee-uh, nuh-] noun A wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one’s life, to one’s home or homeland, or to one’s family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time Nostalgia is truly a mixed emotion. It was…
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The King’s New Clothes
In recent weeks and months, the children’s story about the emporer’s new clothes has often come…
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The Art of Giving
Gifts come in all shapes and sizes. Some are bought. Some are handcrafted. Some are purchased…
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Things I CAN Do
Get the mail. Read the mail. Smile. Bring the trashcan back down the hill on trash…
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Depression 101
Yesterday was a difficult day. I was coming off a very busy weekend followed by a…
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Odyssey
Odyssey, noun: a long series of wanderings or adventures, especially when filled with notable experiences, hardships, etc It’s been a week since the sibling part of the Rodgers Odyssey…
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Perfect Babies
My grandson was born about 7 months ago. He is perfect: all ten toes and fingers.…
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Rocking Chairs & Letting Go
When a new wave of disappointment or depression rolls onto the shore of my existence, I…