Wednesday, January 11th, 2023
I read and reread the note my friend Coley (Nicole Gaffney) sent me during the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day: “I’m leaning into the laziness and using my time to rest, reset and reflect.” The word...
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Loading...Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023
It was a wintry mix and icy this morning. I knew it would be this way, but I was driving on the roads anyway. I had two important appointments. Luckily, the roads weren’t too bad yet. Not...
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“We all have three things in common,” Blake Brewer said as he began speaking to around fifty fathers who had gathered together for dinner in Wright’s Barbecue. The menu and meal had been specially planned for this...
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A teen-aged girl stopped at Santa’s letter box, picked up a blank letter to Santa and walked in the door. “Do you have a pen I could borrow?” she asked with a little apprehension. “Sure,” I replied, while...
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The rain had stopped in the early afternoon. “A good rain always makes the city seem cleaner and softer,” I said to myself as I waited outside my hotel for an ordered ride to the airport. It...
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“You know me,” he said. I do know him. He has a knack for finding opportunity. It’s something I’ve watched him find over a period of more than twenty years. At first, I thought he was just...
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Nancy Hatcher was enjoying the warmth of The Gallery. It was a cold day, but as always, she was wearing a bright smile. She also felt the need to have a conversation, even though she had just...
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Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022
“What would he want more?” That was the question that kept turning and turning. It turned likes the wheels of a vehicle driving past. The kind of wheels that a dog like Harry Pupper just can’t ignore....
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“I don’t know if it’s for public knowledge, but I do know you’re friends,” Michael’s message started. It wasn’t a surprise to receive such a message from Michael Perlman. He is a guardian. A guardian is a protector,...
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He walked into the “celebration of life” luncheon long after it had begun. His walk was slow and labored, almost tortured. He was a long time coming to sit at a table already filled with others. “Has...
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