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    Cry A Little

    … on a new job with an old man

    Over the weekend, Grampa had a particularly tough morning. His sleeping has been all turned around for quite some time, and he had been... Read More

    Tags: german shepherd, old yankee man, aging parents

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    Cry A Little

    … on flashes of moments

    Many of the most emotionally challenging times in my life are, in my mind’s eye, made up of flashes of moments. Sure, when I... Read More

    Tags: old yankee man, aging parents, musings, everyday life, family

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    Laugh A Little

    … on schedules distrupted

    On Wednesday, Grampa went into the hospital to investigate what it happening with him, and when Granny and I came home that night, we... Read More

    Tags: comedy, old yankee man, humor, aging parents, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the geriatric investigation service

    My new boyfriend carries his comb in his hair. Seriously. And I don’t mean one of those cool combs that looks great in a... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedy, old yankee man, humor, aging parents

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    Cry A Little

    … on a gift in a storm

    Bette Davis was onto something when she said, “Getting old ain’t for sissies.” In addition to struggling to be eighty-six and, well, just being... Read More

    Tags: old yankee man, humor, aging parents, musings, everyday life, family

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    Laugh A Little

    … on raising grampa

    That’s First Dinner, with Mac, Sam, and Grampa circa 1998. For a long time, we couldn’t figure out why Mac and Sam never really... Read More

    Tags: aging parents, everyday life, grandparents, old yankee man

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    Think A Little

    … on examples and lessons

    One of the massive benefits of JoHn being the youngest child was that his sisters and brother all had kids before we did, so... Read More

    Tags: musings, everyday life, grandparents, humor, aging parents

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the definition of home

    There’s lots of ‘stuff’ going on in Maine right now. At The Inn (ever-ready caveat: It’s not really an Inn, but it was in... Read More

    Tags: musings, everyday life, grandparents, humor, aging parents, elder care

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Should People

You know them. They know how things “should” be. What you “should” say, and do and wear and eat and and and and and (and they give me a hive).

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