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AMERICAN PIE REVIEW

October 28, 2023 by

I was a lonely teenage broncin’ buckWith a pink carnation and a pickup truck The song came out in 1971. My older brother had a pickup truck. After he graduated high school it became my pickup truck. But not really.

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LEAVING TOWN? GOING HOME? NOT EXACTLY

August 27, 2023 by

Leaving town is one thing. It’s different for everyone. How different? Some never come back. But we all carry parts of town, growing up in a place, with us. Nothing shows it more than a high school reunion on the long side.

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BROKEN DREAMS? HERE’S THE GLUE

March 1, 2023 by

Broken dreams need more than glue, but you’ve got to start somewhere. Will glue fix the hurt from a broken heart? Will it help heal connections? Can glue bring back the good feelings you remember? If you are the glue, there’s a chance.

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WEIGHT LOSS: DOES MY MAN MUU MUU MAKE ME LOOK FAT?

December 23, 2022 by

Weight loss is a cruel joke on December 23rd. Christmas cookies, Christmas candy, Christmas cake and pie? Yes, yes, yes, and yes. Eat it or risk hurting someone’s feelings. Eat it and say you liked it.

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PERSONAL RIVALRIES? WE ALL HAVE THEM

October 1, 2022 by

Personal rivalries started early and close to home. We had kids down the street who challenged us to rock fights, tree house building, and dogs. And they won every time. It set me up for a lifetime of personal rivalries.

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HARD TRUTH FOR SENSITIVE PEOPLE

August 17, 2022 by

Hard truth comes in one flavor, and it’s not sweet. It’s more of a gag-reflex flavor. You listen, want to disagree, but you keep listening instead. Then you go to the ICU? Maybe.

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LIFE MOMENTS FOR NORMAL MEN

August 16, 2022 by

Life moments come when you least expect them. When things work out better than planned? Life moment right there. Things work out worse than planned? What do you call that?

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EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL? AN EARLY UNDERSTANDING

March 25, 2022 by

I remember thinking of equal rights my senior year in high school. In 1973, just before graduation where everyone would trek off and change the world, some of the class boarded a bus in front of the school. While we waited to leave, Principal Stuckey came out and played his bagpipes in a kilt. It’s […]

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REVENGE: HOW TO GET EVEN WITHOUT FEELING BAD ABOUT IT

November 28, 2021 by

Getting revenge for the wrong reason is no way to live. Why? Because getting even for the wrong reason sets up the next round. The right reason brings the same result, but it doesn’t matter. For people who see revenge as a way of life it’s business as usual either way. Who are these people?

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RAW EMOTIONS: HELLO AND GOODBYE, AIRPORT VS HOSPITAL

October 29, 2021 by

Raw emotions, unrehearsed moments of reality, happen in two places: The airport and the hospital. That’s where hello and goodbye emotions live that no one plans for. A hospital visit turns into a gut wrenching ordeal. An airport drop-off turns into the saddest day ever. Is there anything to do to prepare for this? No, […]

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