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LIFETIME MISTAKE TO CHANGE?

Have you made a lifetime mistake? Better yet, have you done it quietly so no one would notice? Good job. Now, since we’re all getting down the road with less lifetime in front than in back, in theory, you want to change, you want to fix that mistake. Good luck.

THE WESTERN WAY + + +

The western way shows a solitary figure on a journey of self-discovery. That was my goal when I started. Just me and the boys and a dog. John, Bill, Stu, and Ruby. I would encase the memory like high-silica ground water does to fallen logs buried in mud. Except my memory would take three weeks, […]

GENERATIONAL MEMORY: A BLESSING OR A CURSE

Start writing about generational memory and you’ll need a shovel, then another shovel. Look into a family history and learn about angels and devils, but mostly angels if it’s told right. Why angels? Because the devils argue too much. They all say, “It wasn’t that bad.”

FAMILY HISTORY FROM BOTH SIDES

Family history comes in two varieties: The first: We don’t talk about that side of the family. The second: We can’t say enough about that side of the family. That’s the starting place for going off the rails.

TRAVEL MAGIC: RIGHT SONG, RIGHT TIME

Travel magic starts with the right song. Too often we hear it later and think how good it would have been. It’s the right song after the fact, the song you’d choose in a do-over of where you’ve been. But when it hits right, you know it.

GAME CLOCK FUN? IT’S ALWAYS RUNNING

The game clock of life runs and runs, and it’s running fast. We still like to think we all start the same. No one notices the difference since we’re so busy doing other things. Maybe you’re heard that life happens when you’re doing other things? What other things?

CHRISTMAS RULES FOR EACH OTHER

Christmas rules, even when it crowds my December birthday. I could complain, but it would be a stretch. This year I shared Christmas, and my birthday, with my dog’s first birthday. And others. It was a good kind of crowd.

EMPTY SEATS VANISH IN A BIGGER ROOM?

Empty seats in a big room have a story. There’s the name tag on a table, but no one in the chair. Something happened, and like a book on a shelf that’s never opened, who cares? Maybe you ought to figure it out before more seats turn up empty. (The ‘you’ includes me, but mostly […]

GOLDEN MEMORIES: HOW SPORTS DEFINE YOU

Golden memories, the ones that stand the test of time, reveal you who you are. Remember when you hit the homer that won the game in extra innings? When you picked up a fumble and ran ninety-nine yards for the score? Or when you drained a half court shot to win in overtime? Sure you […]

LIFETIME MISTAKE TO CHANGE?

BIRTH WATERS: YOUR RIVER, LAKE, OR BAY. OKAY, AND OCEAN

THE WESTERN WAY + + +

GENERATIONAL MEMORY: A BLESSING OR A CURSE

FAMILY HISTORY FROM BOTH SIDES

TRAVEL MAGIC: RIGHT SONG, RIGHT TIME

GAME CLOCK FUN? IT’S ALWAYS RUNNING

CHRISTMAS RULES FOR EACH OTHER

GOLDEN MEMORIES: HOW SPORTS DEFINE YOU

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