If you live in an area where it snows regularly in the winter months, you know the key is preparation. Most families have a shovel or two, and these days, many have a snow blower. Plus, it’s also essential to keep some ice melt handy. There are several varieties of sidewalk salt, but even though…
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Today is Quitters Day. It’s one of those silly holidays that no government recognizes. It falls annually on the second Friday of January. The day ties into our New Year’s resolutions. Research says that most people give up on their resolutions within the year’s first two weeks. In fact, the research shows that two-thirds of…
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Sometimes, you get a sixth sense that trouble is brewing. And when I mean trouble, I’m talking severe weather. Last week, the TV weather people tried to get everyone in a panic. But for most of Middle Tennessee, it was all for nothing. But this week, you can feel something is different. There’s no panic,…
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Today, we celebrate the King of Rock n’ Roll, Elvis Presley. He was born 90 years ago today. The hard part to believe is that he didn’t even make it halfway. The King died in 1977 at the age of 42. I’m not the biggest fan of his music, but I’ve been to Graceland a…
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When you’ve been immersed in audio, video, and technology for as long as I have, you wind up with stacks of obsolete equipment. You also end up with boxes filled with cords, cables, dongles, and adapters. You don’t even need to be a tech geek to end up with all these things. Anyone who’s owned…
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Over the weekend, we had threats of winter weather. With the potential of freezing rain, my wife and I put our wipers up. It’s a trick I learned years ago. Pulling them off the windshield meant we didn’t have to worry about the wipers sticking to it. Fortunately, there was no ice storm, so it…
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Now that I have so many streaming services, I watch a ton of movies. Many were never released in theaters. Some went straight to DVD, and the more recent movies were made just for the streaming services. I don’t even mind waiting for films to finish their run at the theater. Occasionally, I find a…
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My wife and I were out shopping at Walmart the other night, and as we were getting ready to check out, I grabbed a candy bar. I still enjoy one every now and then, but I try not to have too many. But as I grabbed my Milky Way, my mind wandered to my younger…
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We wrapped up our winter break yesterday and got back to the office. And without fail, I already have three co-workers who are out with the flu. They caught it during the holidays. It happens to many of us. It’s almost impossible to avoid cold and flu season this time of year. We must wash…
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I went to bed last night and did something I hadn’t had to do in 10 days. I set my alarm. I love my job, but hate the sound of my alarm every morning. When I worked in radio, I worked many different shifts, and my wakeup time was rarely the same. Now that I…
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