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What We Remember (MM #1834)

Do we have any control over what we remember? I was visiting a town I used to live in, and felt like I had never been there before. And I don’t think it was because things have changed that much. It made me wonder how we truly remember the things that do actually remember…

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Traveling On Route 66 (MM #1833)

I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for Route 66. Over the weekend we went traveling on Route 66 through northern and central Illinois. It was a bit sad. While the road brings back a lot of memories for me I was expecting something different…

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Zero and PayDay (MM #1572)

I’m sure some funny guy could come up with a joke about our jobs and the punchline would be zero and payday. I’m not joking. I’m talking about two of my favorite candy bars; Zero and PayDay. And I learned something the other day that might even explain why these truly are two of my…

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Route 66 (MM #1264)

There are some subjects that just stare you in the face for years and you don’t even notice. But every now and then you realize something…

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My Old Friend John (MM #1226)

I had a chance to visit an old friend last week. I hadn’t seen him in a few years. It’s tough, because we used to be real close…

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My Kind Of Town… (MM #627)

Almost everyone has a town that they call home.  Because I’ve moved so many times in my life I’ve always struggled with the subject…

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