Posted at 15:22h
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If I told you Guttenberg invented the telescope you would be sure I got my degree out of a Cracker Jack box. But just give me a moment of your time. Guttenberg made it possible for books to be affordable. As a result literacy increased...
Posted at 15:10h
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‘Twas the night before the night before Christmas and I sat with my knee all bandaged and drugged. There was no tree at the Bothwell’s and grandchildren would come. Much to my dismay my sweetie decided we needed a tree; just a small one would...
Posted at 14:18h
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It’s decision time. Do I have use for this Christmas present? Do I try to return it to the store from which it was purchased? How do I do that if I don’t have the receipt? Do I save it until next Christmas and re...
Posted at 16:32h
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We have this nice kid in our neighborhood. He is about 10 years old and has a two year old dog named Buddy. Buddy is beautiful and weighs about the same as his master, who very faithfully takes Buddy for a walk each afternoon after...
Posted at 15:06h
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Masses of people were scurrying about trying to finish their list before Christmas Eve. Fortunately for those of us in New England this year we don’t have any snow to hamper our doings. While doing my doings I heard people greet each other with “Are...
Posted at 14:27h
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We have grown up hearing that it is better to give than to receive. We have heard it so often and for so long it has almost become a religious tenet. To say otherwise would be heresy let alone making us appear to be selfish...
Posted at 14:24h
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So I figured I would get a Christmas haircut just in case people wanted to take pictures around the tree. I went early to the barbershop – 8:15. But there were already four really old guys there, one in the chair and three waiting. While...
Posted at 14:09h
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One of the disadvantages of aging is the closing of doors and the growing limits on possibilities. Lessened physical prowess and the restrictions of remaining years squelch dreams and ambitions. When I was young I dreamed dreams of adventure and accomplishments. Now that youth is...
Posted at 15:31h
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Most likely everyone has a box filled with useless things that we cannot throw away. Usually they are the fragments of one’s childhood or of our children’s childhood. Artwork from first grade, father’s day cards, cheap souvenirs from a family trip, golf score cards, kissing...
Posted at 22:54h
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Anyone who owns a car has at least one time gotten in and turned the key only to hear a click. It’s a sickening sound. Most of us who are optimistic turn the key again only to rehear the click. And if we have really...