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Beer with Jesus

I haven’t always been a country music fan. In fact, having been city born and bred, country was “hillbilly” … you know Rednecks with beer bellies and rusty old dirty pick-up trucks with gun racks. Oh, wait a minute … … Continue reading

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It’s the economy

I’m sorry, President Obama, I thought the economy was getting better but, alas, I was wrong … and I have some very unscientific research to back up my conclusions. You see, I haven’t found a penny in parking lots in … Continue reading

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Made in Jersey

  I tuned into Made in Jersey {more accurately TiVoed it}, probably more because I was made in Jersey and thought the show might have promise. It didn’t. In fact the story about a street-smart sassy girl from Hoboken making … Continue reading

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Wednesday writing

I often though it would be cool to work on a collaborative community “novel” … or at least a short story. I know it’s been done before, but I have never done it. Now is as good a time as … Continue reading

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The dead duck

It’s a tried and true parable. I’ve read in a number of times, and I’m sure you have too. But it is worth repeating. Do here goes… Nine year old Sam was visiting his grandparents’ big farm where he loved … Continue reading

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Laughter

Mark Underwood is a neuroscience researcher, president and co-founder of Quincy Bioscience, a biotech company located in Madison, WI. He maintains we should laugh more because laughing is a good remedy for many things in life. We all need humor … Continue reading

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Keeping My Secrets

This review by Deanna Kohlhofer first appeared in the Reveille/Between the Lakes Memories – we all have them. Some more than others … but we all have them. We have memories we choose to “forget” and others we cherish. Some … Continue reading

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A Moment with God

Did you ever have a real moment with God? I mean, a burning bush moment? I did. On my wedding day. Without a doubt, it was the happiest day of my life … and the scariest. I’m going to be … Continue reading

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Changes

I was listening to a radio program this morning and the host was relating how his profession had changed since he first started. There were cathode ray tubes, tapes, stopwatches … now it’s all digital. It reminded me of the … Continue reading

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Mansions in the sky

Mansions in the sky I heard a report this morning Rocker Sheryl Crow has put her Hollywood Hills estate on the market. Now it sounds pretty cool, although maybe not my taste. The 11 acre compound includes three — count … Continue reading

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