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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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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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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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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This may seem like an odd question, but whatever happened to jigsaw puzzles? I know that they still sell them, but does anyone still do them?
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If you’re a parent you probably hear this phrase uttered all the time: “I’m Bored.” I remember saying those exact words hundreds of time as a kid. But I recently realized that I can’t remember the last time I said…
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Don’t worry we’re not taking a pot shot at any NFL team, nor are we making any comment about the college football title game. We’re talking about something completely different…
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When you get to be an old timer like me (and I’m only partially kidding here), you realize that you’ve lived through what we now consider to be history…
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If you’re a Baby Boomer (or older) you surely remember the classic song by Dion called ‘The Wanderer’. For some reason, it’s always been a song that I could relate to…
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Every now an then you need to give yourself a little ‘jump start’… well, at least figuratively.
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