To Hoard or Not To Hoard

August 22, 2010

Good Morning, For some time now and not just after I finished watching an episode of “Hoarders” last week, I have questioned if I have those tendencies.  After all, I do not seem to mind some clutter all that much, although I also appreciate organization to where I can find things when I need them.  [...]

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Evaluate, Objectify, Optimize

August 8, 2010

Good Morning, This week I applied for Medicare parts A & B and also decided to “Out” and start taking Social Security.  After paying into the system for roughly 50 years, I figured I better get a piece of it before congress finds a way of wheedling us out of it for some greater altruistic [...]

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“The Little Voice”

August 1, 2010

Good Morning, I believe there is in all of us a “little voice” inside of our heads that when we take a moment to listen, can guide us, usually in the right direction.  I have found that when I have ignored that “little voice”, I tend to find myself in otherwise uncharted territory and even [...]

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We are all family

July 25, 2010

Good Morning, There is an old German Proverb which reads, “Blood is thicker than water”1 dating back to 1180.  It generally means that the bonds of family and common ancestry are stronger than those bonds between unrelated people, such as that found in friendship. Much like just about anything else, there are always exceptions, for [...]

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Words

July 19, 2010

Good Morning, “Words and hearts should be handled with care for words when spoken and hearts when broken, are the hardest things to repair.” Unknown. I do not recall when I first started to feel this way about words, but I have to imagine it was sometime in my late adolescence.  It takes a few [...]

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Wilma’s “Independence Day”

July 4, 2010

Good Morning, This morning brings news that my long time adopted Grandmother Wilma Keeney passed from this, to a world without tears and into the hands of God at about 1:00AM this morning.  When I refer to adopted, it was “her” family that “adopted” me some 40+ years ago, but it has only been the [...]

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Life Without an Eraser

June 20, 2010

Fathers Day Good Morning, Jeanie shared a quote with me that apparently came from an unknown author. “Life is drawn without an eraser.” In looking it up, I came across this quote: “Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.” By John W. Gardner I’m pretty sure that the first one is a paraphrase [...]

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Thinking About Integrity

June 6, 2010

Good Morning, I have been thinking about Integrity.  What does it really mean when we say someone has it or lacks it?  Let’s start with some definitions I found: Definitions Of Integrity From the on-line free dictionary: In·teg·ri·ty ( n-t g r -t ) n. Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code. The [...]

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Hardest Part of Being a Parent

May 29, 2010

Good Morning, Last weeks letter was based on one of the thirteen questions Michael had sent me in January last year.  This week I have decided to take on the next one on the list.  As I also stated, none of them were what I would consider easy questions and this one did not disappoint. [...]

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How Technology has Evolved in My Lifetime

May 23, 2010

Good Morning, It was January 31, 2009 when Michael, after not receiving a letter for a while and concerned that I was putting a hold on them or running out of things to write about, sent me a list of questions.  The purpose was to stimulate some ideas and in the process provide fodder for more [...]

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