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Hot, dry and surrounded by gnats
How did I do it? I used to be thin as a rail when I worked in the…
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A memorable weekend
Within five minutes of his arrival, he was stripping down in the kitchen, ready to go swimming. As…
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Don’t talk to strangers
She was gone for just two or three seconds before her Granny yelled at me, “Where’s Laura?” The…
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Not the best of times
The invitations start arriving about the first of May. They are no longer stiffly formal with a personal…
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To my friends, William and Kate
This would have been the column I would have written last week if it were not for the…
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Geronimo!!
As small kids, Ernest and I would take turns in being the good guys and the bad guys.…
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The King is coming
Sometimes we see or hear things over and over until we lose clarity of the meaning of the…
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Higher and higher
It started at the end of last summer. I was in the pool throwing my grandson, Henry, high…
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The saga continues on
Thanks for all of your comments regarding my recent column, “Prepare to be Surprised,” which discussed the challenges…
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At the end of the day
“At the end of the day” is probably one of the phrases I use the most. It can…