There’s no question that times were much simpler in my youth. Toys were much simpler. Anything that might be considered high-tech required six D-sized batteries to operate. I’m sure technology plays a significant role in our loss of this simplicity. I used to love playing with Silly Putty. Even though its origins are technology-based, as…
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Many people today feel that the media is biased. Some claim we were better off when we only had three choices for TV news. And that may be true, but today’s news media isn’t reporting on stories for all people. The TV networks are focused on just a portion of the population. We now have…
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I’ve talked before about my love of breakfast foods. And lately, I’ve been craving pancakes and sausage. But I don’t think that’s what I really want. I think I may simply be yearning for the memories of what it represents. Okay, and the pancakes, too…
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I’m not one of those people who often yearn for the good old days. But every now and then, I would love to make a change or two. The other day I was searching for a specific power cable on Amazon. And that lengthy search made me yearn for Radio Shack. Okay, I do admit…
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Right now, so many people yearn for life to be what it used to be. Now I’m not talking pre-COVID-19. I’m talking about the way things were decades ago. But do we truly want that? Yes, times are tough, but we need to look around and appreciate the things we have now…
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The other day when my wife reminded me that Lent was coming up, I started thinking about the fundraising Fish Fry. Does anyone do those anymore? Or what about the Saturday morning Pancake Breakfast? It looks like both may now just be a distant memory of my youth…
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We live in a world where people want everything in an instant. I’ll admit, sometimes I’m guilty of wanting things… right now. But I’ve realized that some things are better if they take longer. Today I’m looking back to my childhood…
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If you’re of a certain age, whenever you hear someone mention pecan log rolls you think of one thing, Stuckey’s. Stuckey’s was sort of a travel oasis back in the day. And while s few still remain, you have to look a bit harder to find those famous log rolls…
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With all that’s going on these days you may have missed the news that we’ve lost an American icon. Famed Harlem Globetrotter Curly Neal passed away on Thursday. Curly’s basketball antics were legendary…
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Do you know your mail carrier? I realize that the world has changed and we don’t rely on the postal service like we did years ago. But do you know your carrier, and is it actually the same person every day?
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