younger days

Carpenters (MM #1913)

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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Final Exams (MM #1902)

This week is my busiest of the year. It’s the annual CMA Music Fest, and I’ll be running on lots of caffeine and very little sleep. It reminds me of final exams back when I was in college. At least I think it reminds me of final exams. It’s been so long since I was…

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Graduation Season (MM #1885)

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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Fly On The Wall (MM #1867)

I have few regrets in life. Even if I had the chance to do some things over I’d probably do them the exact same way. But I’d love to be a fly on the wall. Because I’d love to go back and watch those events as they play out. Even if it was just to…

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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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Playing Dress Up (MM #1832)

When I was young we played dress up all the time. We dressed like super heroes, athletes, whatever we could imagine. Are kids today playing dress up? Has the world changed? I honestly don’t know. I hope not though…

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Every Saturday Night (MM #1788)

There’s a moment every Saturday night where I reflect on my youth. Saturday night was a strange night when I was growing up. It was strange because of what was on TV. Because every Saturday night I remember that back-to-back TV juggernaut of the Lawrence Welk Show and Hee Haw…

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Really Long Time (MM #1760)

Have you ever noticed that your perception of time changes as you age? What seemed like a really long time when I was young seems like mere moments today. Okay maybe I’m exaggerating a bit, but time definitely shifts as you get older…

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Those Golden Oldies (MM #1758)

When I was a young man, I used to get tired of people who only listened to Motown music. They loved those golden oldies, and as a know-it-all young person they drove me crazy. Of course fast forward a few decades later and it looks like I’ve become and old fogey too. While I’m not…

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Climbing Stairs (MM #1752)

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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