Travel 2014
My travel year started out early in January with a business trip to New Jersey for an industry committee meeting. I arrived the day before the meeting accompanied by one … Continue Reading Travel 2014
Best Books of 2014
What has become one of my annual blog topics is writing about the best books I read during the calendar year. This year, my book list totaled 27—13 fiction and … Continue Reading Best Books of 2014
How Do You Celebrate New Year’s Eve?
Happy New Year! Do you have the problem that I have each year of trying to figure out how to celebrate bringing in the New Year? For such a significant … Continue Reading How Do You Celebrate New Year’s Eve?
Memory Ornaments – II
For a quick reminder of Memory Ornaments – I. I saved the category of extra special ornaments until after Christmas for reasons that will become apparent at the end of … Continue Reading Memory Ornaments – II
35th Wedding Anniversary
Tomorrow will be our 35th wedding anniversary. And while it will be a different anniversary, I can’t let the day go by without first paying a tribute to my wife … Continue Reading 35th Wedding Anniversary
Bro Go 2014
This past weekend, my brother and I got together just the two of us for what has become our annual get together—Bro Go—this year in Disney World! Last year for … Continue Reading Bro Go 2014
Memory Ornaments – I
It’s no secret I love Christmas Magic. Soon after Thanksgiving each year, I look forward to all of the fun activities associated with the Christmas season. And I am a … Continue Reading Memory Ornaments – I
Should We Put Up a Christmas Tree?
For someone who has written extensively about Christmas Magic, this may sound like an odd question. But now that Thanksgiving is over and in spite of how the retail industry … Continue Reading Should We Put Up a Christmas Tree?
New E-Mail Address
Recently, the division of the company in which I work was sold to another company. And with the sale are coming a number of changes. But one change that was … Continue Reading New E-Mail Address
College Football
I love to watch college football. However, I would not say I am a fanatic since I don’t tailgate, I don’t display banners all over my car, and I don’t … Continue Reading College Football
200 Beers
This weekend, I reached a beer-drinking milestone. The Flying Saucer has a UFO club that you can join and once you drink 200 different beers, you receive a plate (saucer) … Continue Reading 200 Beers
R
How many people can say they still have the first friend they ever made? Especially someone in his late 50s? And someone who has also lived in four different towns … Continue Reading R
Halloween Memories
With Halloween fast approaching and with me seeing many Halloween decorations in people’s yards, I have been recalling some memories of Halloween when our kids were growing up. Halloween was … Continue Reading Halloween Memories
Box of Old Photos
I recently started cleaning out a rather overstuffed closet that was in desperate need of reorganization when I came across a plain brown box addressed to me. From the yellowed … Continue Reading Box of Old Photos
Dad’s Birthday
Yesterday would have been my dad’s 88th birthday. But unlike my Mom who would celebrate her birthday for at least a week, I have very few memories of celebrating my … Continue Reading Dad’s Birthday
What Will We Be Known For? – Part 2
An even more important factor for which we are known is our relationships with others—who we are to our family, friends, and loved ones. And many of these relationships are … Continue Reading What Will We Be Known For? – Part 2
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