Month: August 2024
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A Vignette
A dove’s call takes me on a journey back to other times and a song… THOSE DAMNED DOVES. Every morning when I sit out on the patio, surrounded by flowers and in the presence of Buddha, the doves start singing their way into my heart and soul. Every mournful note, which, in fact, is a…
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A Vignette…
Instead of “bad news,” try looking at it this way…. I WAS WATCHING a TV show with my wife the other night and something caught my ear. It was a home improvement show and the project manager was greeting the contractor in a torn-up house. He must have had a sad look on his face. “Uh,…
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It woulda been nice, but…
I was supposed to be in Wilmington, Ohio this morning for my 60th class reunion but a bad back got in the way, and led to some thoughts. IT’S A RAINY Saturday morning here in West Chester, PA. It’s a bit more sunny out in Wilmington, Ohio. I make note of that because that’s where I…
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A Vignette…
Aches and pains and Mortality, my new roomie…. My body is falling apart. That’s not a lament or a whine. It’s a fact. It’s been going on for a while but usually an ache or a pain was a one-off. You know, go get it fixed, do some kind of rehab, and then get on…
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Hello Out There…
This is the first post on a new blog that will be all about….well, I don’t know. Just stuff I have on my mind, for what it’s worth…. HELLO OUT THERE… If you followed my previous blog, which was mostly political, you know I ended it for a variety of reasons. I said at…