younger days

Sports (MM #1498)

When I was young, I really loved sports. I’ve talked about this often. My nieces and nephews are really into sports too. But I sometimes wonder why we all like the sports that we do…

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Ketchup And Mustard (MM #1497)

We all have things that we like and things that we don’t. And many of these things we don’t even know why. Take ketchup and mustard. Tons of people love ketchup and tons love mustard. Some love both, and some love neither. Me, I just wonder why…

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13 Years Old (MM #1493)

Some people wish that they could go back in time. They wish that they were younger. I wouldn’t mind being just a few years younger so my body wouldn’t hurt as much, but you couldn’t pay me to be a teenager again. Because I truly believe that 13 years old is the toughest age to…

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Basketball, Girls and Music (MM #1472)

We all have things in life we’re passionate about. When I was young, it was basketball, girls and music. Some of these passions last a lifetime while others seem to fade away…

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Much Simpler Times (MM #1465)

We all yearn for simpler times. And the natural thought is to look to the past and our younger days. But I wonder, were those days actually simpler times?

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Ghost Of Girlfriends Past (MM #1458)

I was sitting here the other night clicking through the channels when the movie Ghost of Girlfriends past came on. Now I realize that it just happened to be shear coincidence that one of my exes was celebrating her birthday. And that made me wonder…

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My Earliest Memories (MM #1454)

I’ve often wondered how certain small events can create a lasting memory when others don’t. For most people one of their first memories in life usually happens around the time they are 3 years old. I had one of my earliest memories triggered the other day, just by opening an email…

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Indian Corn Chips (MM #1418)

As we get older, our childhood memories tend to fade. Recently I’ve been trying to remember details about a snack food from back in the day called Indian Corn Chips. Thanks to the internet we can locate details on nearly everything, except these Indian Corn Chips…

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Shop Class (MM #1410)

Some men are handy around the house and some men aren’t. I guess I fall somewhere in between. I can do some basic tasks, but if I’d paid more attention during junior high shop class I’d be much handier…

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Advanced Math (MM #1409)

We complained about advanced math classes as kids, and some still wonder why we were forced to take classes like algebra and geometry. But there may be some changes coming for today’s advanced math students…

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