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Vacation Bible School (MM #1547)

I’m not sure if this is happening nationwide, or is simply something that’s happening locally. But I noticed recently that many of the local churches are running their annual vacation bible school much earlier in the summer than they did back when I was young. Is this happening everywhere?

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Bluer Than Blue (MM #1546)

Every now and then you hear a song and something just hits you. The other day I heard a song that I’ve known and loved for years and something just hit me and I realized how timeless the tune really was. I bet you’ve heard this song too over the years; Bluer Than Blue from…

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Free Stuff (MM #1545)

Everyone loves free stuff. Free is a magic word. Sure, some items come with strings attached, but no matter your age, your sex, your lot in life; there is something about free…

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People Watching (MM #1544)

I do it as often as I can. I’m sure that you do too. I’m talking about people watching. This week I had the chance to more of it than I normally do, thanks to one of Nashville’s biggest tourist events. I’ve been people watching for years, and it never gets old…

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Smores (MM #1543)

I don’t know what we did before the internet. The other day I got to thinking about smores (or s’mores if you prefer). And that got me to wondering; who invented them?

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Young And Talented (MM #1542)

I’ve noticed that there seem to be so many young and talented people in our world today. And that made me wonder was that also the case when I was younger? I never noticed. I was too busy trying to get ahead…

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Tuning Out Noise (MM #1541)

Noise is a funny thing. There are some noises that if you hear them often enough you stop noticing. But there are other noises that no matter how often you hear them you always hear them. Tuning out noise obviously isn’t something that we can control on our own.

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Eating To Excess (MM #1540)

To look at me now you’d never believe that I was once an extremely skinny kid. I have no one to blame but myself for my weight. But because of my epicurean history I know a thing or two, or ten about food. And I also know eating to excess when I see it…

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One Of Those Days (MM #1539)

Have you ever had one of THOSE days? I’m not talking a bad work day or just one problem after another. I’m talking a day that just seems to be blah….

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Flashing Lights (MM #1538)

Everywhere around me are flashing lights; day and night. No, this isn’t paranoia it’s just all of the electronic equipment that surrounds me. Naturally, I have a concern. Why are the flashing blue lights most annoying?

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