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TACTICAL MOTHER’S DAY DO’S AND DON’T’S

May 14, 2023 by

Tactical Mother’s Day takes practice. Yes, yes, I know. It’s Mom, how much practice do you need? We’re not talking about your Mom, or mine, but the Mother’s Day mood. Use these tactics for the best results.

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FAMILY HISTORY FROM BOTH SIDES

April 29, 2023 by

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.

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LIFE REWIND? HOW DOES THAT WORK

September 27, 2022 by

For a life rewind, the big question is how far to rewind? Let’s agree to one thing: not as far as the picture here. That’s too far. But how far is far enough?

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FAMILY TIES OVERCOME SOME THINGS, NOT OTHERS

January 9, 2019 by

    Everyday I wake up I see a little gold tree with small family portraits hanging from the bare branches. Maybe you’ve got one that looks like the top image? That’s not mine. Mine used to be on my childhood fireplace mantle beside my grandfather’s railroad watch. Now I’ve got them both, and they’ve […]

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Funeral Feelings Expressed With Shovels And Sweat, Salt And Sea Water

September 1, 2018 by

  “My father always wanted to be the corpse at every funeral, the bride at every wedding and the baby at every christening,” said his daughter.     My father had a cowboy funeral.   Instead of the nearest Boot Hill, his ceremony happened in the veterans section a big cemetery.   People from every […]

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Hollywood Actors On Silver Screen Changed Forever

October 13, 2017 by

    Two new movies out have proven Hollywood actors as our betters. They are better than their audience. Paying to see them is one measure, watching them get their asses kicked is another.   In both Blade Runner and Mother the stars suffer hellacious beatings, Rodney King style stompings, Hell’s Angel fashion horror. Ryan […]

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Mother Movie Makes You Cry For HGTV, And Your Mommy

September 27, 2017 by

    From total ruin to a beautiful restoration, Mother! shows a dream house. HGTV does this all the time and no one complains. The Property Brothers find a client willing and able to knock a wall down to ‘open up the kitchen’ and everyone cheers.   Jennifer Lawrence is the remodeler in Mother!. She […]

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