I’m often applauded, at least to my face, for my total honesty. Some people even say that I’m brutally honest. But I have a confession. I’ve mellowed a bit over the years and have learned to temper that honesty. If only I realized that sooner…
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For some reason I’ve been feeling exhausted lately. I’m not sure why that is. I’m getting my normal amount of sleep, but I’m not sleeping well. Perhaps it’s the weather or maybe even old age catching up with me…
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Today’s podcast isn’t about needing someone to do handy work around the house. We’re talking about the famed music duo, The Carpenters. They were huge stars in the 70’s. The other night I stumbled upon a documentary about their career. And I realized something….
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I broke down and bought one of those SodaStream beverage machines. It wasn’t about soda, it was all about the sparkling water. We can all use more water in our diet. But I quickly found out something…
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It’s graduation season. And that means my Facebook timeline will be filled with lots of smiling faces. Most of them wearing some sort of cap and gown. It’s a time for excitement and for fear. For me, it’s the time of year I feel…old….
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Face it, we’re all getting older. But it’s not the number or even the aches and pains that make you feel old, it all starts with cultural references. These days your cultural references tend to indicate not only how old you are, but also how old you feel…
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I’ve been thinking about retirement a lot lately. No, I’m not thinking about retiring any time soon, I’m thinking more about the concept of retirement. I guess that’s what you do when you get to be my age… Things like retire start to creep up on you…
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I’ve always hated climbing stairs. Maybe it started in my younger days when we used to have to run the stairs during basketball practice. I do know that my years playing basketball are part of the reason I have a big issue with stairs today…
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It’s truly amazing how life can fly by in the blink of an eye. Today my wife Susan and I celebrate our 18th anniversary. Many people thought it would never last. We have one of those relationships that most people don’t understand. I think that’s because people think that they really know both of us,…
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They say that there comes a time in the life of a parent and child when the roles reverse. My father turns 80 today, and I’ve noticed over the last couple of years that there are times when our roles are reversing…
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