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My wife and my daugher — they’re 2 peas in a pod
“Excuse me,” the man said to the two ladies sitting at lunch in Bainbridge. “Do you mind telling…
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A house made of Heart Pine
It stood for more than 130 years, and then in two days it was gone. The old Cherry/Rogers…
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Children at play
Having long been a political junkie, I watched intently the past few days as the Congress of the…
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Byrds of a feather
First cousins, once removed. Sometimes I wish I had never learned the “correct” way to determine your relationship…
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Liquid gold
Anyone even remotely my age could name the song containing these words: “Black Gold, Texas Tea.” The song…
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Losing weight in the South
Two peanut butter sandwiches and a milkshake filled with raw eggs. That was my afternoon snack growing up.…
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Celebration
It is almost 10 p.m. on the evening of Monday, July 4. My family has gathered at Compass…
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My kind of town
Actually the more correct title of this song was “My kind of town (Chicago is).” Many people my…
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One nation … under God?
What were they thinking? By now you have probably heard about NBC leaving out the phrase “under God”…
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A home run at Wrigley Field
The sound rose above the noise of the people all around me. It was random; like metal clanging…