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Hiking and sightseeing got rained out, but the real reason for the trip was to see my sister and cousins I HAD A plan. So did Mother Nature. Her plan topped Continue Reading →

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The rumors of a border wall through Big Bend National Park have resurfaced and it would lead to the death of the heart and soul of the park and those Continue Reading →

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SOMETIMES YOU JUST gotta throw in the towel. I had been planning to take off next week for a big two- or three-week road trip, a kind of break out after Continue Reading →

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What the heck is a fluid kitchen and who thought it would lead to a WOW! customer experience? SOMETIMES A BUSINESS can try too hard to be cool. Back when I Continue Reading →

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GREAT MINDS and all that. I’ve not met John Wilson, who lives in central Texas, but we are brought close by loss. When my wife Connie first started down the dementia Continue Reading →

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WHY DOES an old man with a tin ear have three musical instruments? Learning. I was sitting alone thinking about how I would spend the rest of my days when Connie Continue Reading →

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BOY HOWDY! Something must have sneaked into my coffee or iced tea this morning and infected me with an urge to do work. It’s been a while.  If you read my Continue Reading →

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The madness of our times becomes most stark when it destroys the planet and its treasures..may this madness not come to pass             IT IS SAD to think about the death of Continue Reading →

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                  THIS IS THE last day I wear a heart monitor. It’s a tiny thing, but it’s annoying.                   I’ve had it on for 30 days. My cardiologist thought it a good idea Continue Reading →

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We aren’t in Vermont any more, Toto…                   OUR BIG SNOW came and went and from where I sat, it was just another day, although quieter than most.                   I was ready. No Continue Reading →

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It’s usually not wise to write from the bottom of a whiskey bottle, but it’s where I am tonight…an old man needing to give thanks….                   IT’S LATE ON a Sunday night Continue Reading →

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But it brings the warmth of memories, too, and a realization that friendship does not always require a lifetime of knowing someone. So it was with Don….             PARDON ME WHILE I Continue Reading →

Sometimes you just gotta go to extremes and then walk out of the wreckage and see if you find your way….                   I GOT UP in the dark of a rainy morning Continue Reading →

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STUFF…..             If it weren’t for betting ads, personal injury lawyers and politics local TV stations would go broke. The betting ads bug me most. I once knew and even worked with Continue Reading →

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I got a text from a young woman wanting to play golf, or so it seemed. Nah. Scammer.             TIS THE SEASON…..to be scammed.             Over the years I have written about Continue Reading →