You know how sometimes, you’re amblin’ through life, feeling like you’ve got the grown up thing fairly well worked out? (No, this doesn’t happen... Read More
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… on a bouncing octogenarian. again.
Yesterday, as I was ho, ho, ho-ing down the hall (side note: Don’t try to mimic a Bawston accent there – taking away the... Read More
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… on christmas movies. asterisk.
Today is a big deal official holiday in Dingleville. It’s Decorating Day. There are fires in the fireplaces, pancakes and bacon have been consumed.... Read More
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… on thanksgiving morning
Morning breaking, I’m partaking in coffee offered by my love. My smile spreading, I toss my bedding and thank my lucky stars above. In... Read More
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… on a most thankful thanksgiving
On Thanksgiving Day 2006, I sat in a chair pulled up to the side of a hospital bed in the Intensive Care Unit at... Read More
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… on the stigma of canine mental illness
We Dingles have a family secret. It’s one of those things that we don’t talk about. A skeleton in the closet, blight on the... Read More
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… on recovered grampa and dogs who choose poo over rabbits
“If the dog hadn’t stopped to shit he’d have caught the rabbit.” Yep. Grampa’s back. He and Granny drove up to see his surgeon... Read More
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… on freakin’ bisquick
I have received many messages over the past few months of this fledgling blog. By far, especially initially, the messages would gently (or not... Read More
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… on it all being greek to me
About a week ago, I got a text from number three son Jack. I should probably point out that number three son Jack is... Read More
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… on an old house and a sign maker named Tim
A few weeks ago, I got an e-mail from Tim Kearns. I’ve never met Tim, but it is no longer rare to do business... Read More
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… on video games for seniors and an opportunity to date up
Today I got my first ‘senior’ solicitation. I was certain that, when this day came, my solicitation would come in the same form that... Read More
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… on a prison break and a very special bawston moment
What were you doing yesterday afternoon at approximately 3:47 p.m.? Huh. Sounds reasonable. You wanna know what I was doing? I was meeting the... Read More