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BE SOMEBODY YOU’D LIKE SPENDING TIME WITH

October 15, 2025 by

Be somebody when it matters is the challenge, and it’s personal. If you’re a baby boomer living in that world, you know how it works. Someone has come to your rescue, and you’ve probably been on a rescue mission of some kind. Looking back at the times my old man wrote a note and sent […]

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LONG RELATIONSHIPS? I’M A FAN

August 27, 2024 by

Long relationships that have stood the test of time amaze me. Call me befuddled, bemused, bewildered. How can anyone do it, let alone me? The first thing is finding anyone able to put up with your crap. It’s works even better when they don’t consider your crap to be crap. Take my wife, please.

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GET MARRIED, THEY SAY. IT’LL BE FUN

September 5, 2022 by

Get married? Too many people see those words like the ‘Check Engine’ light in the car. Check that engine or get stranded somewhere you don’t want to be. Just to be sure, no one marries their car. Let’s get that out of the way.

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MARRIAGE RULES FOR THE CURIOUS UNMARRIED

September 1, 2021 by

Marriage rules apply most to the people who’ve said it out loud: “I’ll never get married.” Maybe you said it? Your spouse said it? I said it, then stopped. Why? I got married. You can’t say you’ll never get married after that. I’ll start with three marriage rules and go from there.

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MARRYING KIND? HOW TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE

August 1, 2021 by

Being the marrying kind takes practice. Eventually things work themselves out. From the relationship vault: A few weeks into a sizzling new romance, Lovey and I were in my Lovejoy apartment late one night when the building buzzer started and wouldn’t stop. I got up and pushed the front door button. After all, the place […]

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