The past few times I had met some high school friends for lunch, former classmate Becca had told a brief tale of a cousin who had just finished writing and publishing a book. When Becca related at the holiday luncheon last December that her cousin had just brokered a movie deal on the book, my […]
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I’m considering giving up Valentine’s Day for Lent. I know, I know! I’ve got the holiday order totally reversed. But what do old farts need with Valentines anyway? I say this, because, as I proudly presented my mate with his annual little Russell Stovers’ four-pack and a funny card that outlined my old-age-imperfect love, he
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White houses on white snow with brown stick people pushing it around in futility. That’s what our neighborhood looks like right now. Because it hasn’t stopped snowing and the weather girl says we can look for another round on Friday. The same weather girl, and more of her ilk on other stations, were
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Imagine yourself as a dog who had suddenly developed the ability to verbalize . . . or a baby that could immediately acquire an adult vocabulary to have his or her demands met instantly. I used to do those “what-ifs” on a regular basis. As a former newspaper editor and writer of a weekly
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Fear of flying: No longer able to run through airports.
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One of my favorite blogs, Life in the Boomer Lane, had a popular post about the author flying in cramped seats from Seattle to Chicago, sandwiched in between two football fans, one of whom was invading her space dramatically. It made me realize how long it’s been since my husband and I have flown. Fourteen
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People don’t use china cabinets anymore. Now in the scope of crucial world issues, that ranks right up there with things like the disappearance of front porches. This only came to mind when I was putting away the china tea cups Monday night after Sunday’s season premier of Downton Abbey. My glass-fronted oak furniture holds
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New Tricks for Old Dogs summarizes what the heck I’m doing here . . . a longtime print publisher in the gray old world of newspapers, trying to muddle through a new-world way of communicating and keeping in writing shape. I retired in October after 30+ years as a small town weekly newspaper editor and
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What’s the first thing people assume you’ll be doing when you retire? The unisex answer is traveling (as opposed to fishing for guys and reading novels all day for women). Actually, traveling has been on our bucket list since 2003 . . . the last time we attempted a road trip. Business, acreage and dog
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October’s wet rays gave way to cerulean November Making us all the more grateful for the sun that filters down to our arthritic joints And almost making a joyful occasion out of gathering the crisp, crackling leaves That found themselves imprisoned on both sides of our back porch And caught us unwilling to wait for
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