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A Thanksgiving to Remember
The Giant Turkey Caper I love the smells of Thanksgiving. The aromas permeate the entire house. I walk around the frantic activities in the kitchen, salivating at the thoughts of the grand dinner that awaits us. It was always a big family affair. Thanksgiving was about sharing it with my parents, my sister and her…
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Terror Stalked me
Terror Stalked Me in The Stater Bros Parking Lot I was not sure how to title this. I am not even sure I can explain it. I have had real fear fall upon me several times in my life. This is something I wrote a few years ago while living in Palm Desert, CA The…
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It’s De ja Vu all over again.
It’s deja vu all over again Last night, Carol and I went out with friends to a very nice restaurant where we had dinner just a week earlier. We were seated in an area where the same great waiter from last week hosted our table, He recognized us and with a broad smile said, “It’s…
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Trick or Treat, The Senior Way
Trick or Treat: The Senior Way. Maybe you can help me out here with some Halloween issues. We recently moved back to the area after living in a senior development in Palm Desert, CA, for a few years. Before that, we lived in Providence point, Issaquah. Now we are concerned about the possible hordes of…
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Ever Wonder Why We are the Way we Are?
Ever wonder why we are the way we are? I was just a little kid. I Stole a comic book from a store in our small mountain village. I didn’t realize that my father was standing outside the window and watching the whole thing. We got in the car, and he asked if there was…
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Getting Old isn’t for Sissies!
I was at the market the other day and was peering into my I-phone trying to see what was next on my list when a young man chuckled as he walked by me said, “Getting old must really suck.” He was already down the aisle before I could get my cane out and whack him…
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My Tweeter Won’t Tweet
[This went viral on the Internet when I wrote it some years ago. I even had it sent to me by some folks with other names as author. I gotta laugh at my great internet success] Things are spiraling out of control. I think I have become lost in a world of electronic madness. I…
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All My Kids are Middle-Aged
I was sitting with a friend at a local Starbucks. Our table was situated so that I was facing the counter and as I idly watched a young woman ordering a latte’ she asked, “Where are the napkins?” Without looking up, he said, “Over behind the old guys.” She nodded and walked directly behind us,…
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