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A Good Book

Okay, here’s another excerpt from 50 Things that Really Matter that I don’t really have any expertise in … A Good Book. So, we’ll just chalk this one up as a reblog To refresh your memory, the book was a … Continue reading

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Listen to the Beat

Remember that scene from 1980 film The Jazz Singer {one of my most favorite films}? You know the scene, where Jess starts battling with the estrangement from his father while preparing for his big break on the Zany Gray TV … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Joy

Well, it’s Friday and time to settle in my fellow bloggers at Lisa Jo’s place (http://lisajobaker.com/). You know, it’s where we go to ferret out our thoughts on a specific prompt word in just five minutes. It’s amazing what comes … Continue reading

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Sex in the ’60s

I heard a disturbing tale from my granddaughter the other day. It seems a group of 12 year olds — three boys and three girls — were caught at a “Ring Party.” That, of course, was a new term for … Continue reading

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A Tale of Two Churches

Over a cup of coffee the last time I was in Ohio, I asked my daughter how things were going at her church. She said, “Okay. We’re still trying to get over that 800 active mark.” Hmm, I thought. At … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Crowd

Well, it’s Friday. Time to join the hundreds over at Lisa Jo’s place for a Friday free for all writing frenzy. You remember, each Friday we congregate at Lisa Jo’s place (http://lisajobaker.com/) to throw in our two cents worth on … Continue reading

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10 and 2

I came to a jarring conclusion the other day. If I had to take my road test for my driver’s license today I would probably fail. I can’t seem to get this 10 and 2 thing down. It’s been a … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Willing

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/five-minute-friday/) who thought about writing and how often our … Continue reading

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Life … Plugged

When I was a kid, science fiction included Dick Tracy’s wristwatch/radio. The idea is that old … but very much new in today’s world. Watches, glasses, bluetooth connectivity to almost everything, smart phones, larger than life televisions … and the … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Choose

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. This week’s prompt is CHOOSE. The timer is set … so here goes. {clock starts now} We are constantly making choices … literally every minute of our lives. Most are fairly routine, … Continue reading

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