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Run With The Bulls (MM #3038)

Every year in early July people head to Spain to run with the bulls. The Running Of The Bulls has been a tradition in Pamplona for decades. And while the thought of participating once interested me, I now think…

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The Hardest Word (MM #2984)

Elton John once sang that sorry seems to be the hardest word. But while sorry is often difficult to say, it’s not the hardest word. I know what is…

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Many Hats (MM #2981)

Each of us takes on a wide variety of roles throughout our lives. Some of them we choose, others we don’t. My mother-in-law wore many hats in her 73 years on this earth. Some she chose, others…

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When The Going Gets Tough (MM #2980)

When we’re faced with true adversity it’s amazing what we can accomplish. It’s like that old song lyric; when the going gets tough…

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Deep Thoughts (MM #2829)

I’ve been thinking about my mother a lot lately. It’s nothing bad, just some deep thoughts. Today we celebrate her birthday and that has me thinking about life…

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Too Much Sleep (MM #2816)

Everywhere I turn I’m told that I need to get 8 hours of sleep every night. But like many people, finding time to sleep is tough. Now after all that, I find that too much sleep is actually a bad thing…

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Lethal Lettuce (MM #2805)

It’s true, we now have lethal lettuce. Romaine lettuce is once again being recalled due to e coli concerns. Why is it so difficult for people to grow romaine lettuce? We never seem to have iceberg issues…

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Hatred (MM #2378)

I’ll be honest, I use words like love and hate all the time. So many of us do. But I truly wonder if I truly know what hatred is.  The mass shooting yesterday in a Nashville suburb is making me wonder about a lot of things…

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Funerals And Weddings (MM #2374)

I was scrolling through Facebook the other day when I saw a post from my friend Bob. He summed up life for many of us. Life, is funerals and weddings when you reach a certain age. Sadly, we’ve reached that age…

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Goodbye Fran (MM #2157)

I was scrolling through Facebook yesterday when I learned that the mother of one of my dearest friends had passed away. So today I say, goodbye Fran. I hadn’t seen Fran in years, but kept up with my life through Facebook. Isn’t that what we all do these days?

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