Category: Entertainment
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ZAMM Philosophy
Reading Time: 4 minutesLiterally, philosophy means love of wisdom. A noble goal, to be sure. I’ve always said that when my life is being celebrated (at least I hope someone will celebrate my life) I would like to be remembered as wise. The dictionary definition of philosophy is different. It is the study of the fundamental… Read more
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Six Degrees of Separation
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn May I flew from Florida to Wisconsin to celebrate my mother’s 90th birthday. That flight was pretty amazing for a couple of different reasons. I wrote about it then calling it A Modern Miracle or Two. You can read that short post by clicking on the linked title in the previous… Read more
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Looks Can Be Deceiving
Reading Time: 4 minutesI never cared much about how I look. It’s hard for me to understand people who highly value what they look like above other aspects of life. I know we live in a culture where a physically attractive person is afforded more advantages in life and is often assumed to be more… Read more
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Brain Farts Don’t Stink
Reading Time: 4 minutesMy brother Dennis is a talented guitar player, song writer, and singer. He inherited my dad’s well developed, dry sense of humor. He and his wife, Marlene, are enthusiastic and seasoned travelers, make their own wine, and are quintessential examples of young retirees who made a point to enjoy life as they… Read more
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When a Book Isn’t Worth Your Time
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhy does it feel so wrong to put a book on the discard pile (or in the trash) if you don’t want to finish it? No matter how appealing a book looks, or the synopsis on its jacket sounds when you acquire it, sometimes it just isn’t worth your time and energy… Read more
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Venice, Florida
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSometimes Friday creeps up awfully fast around here. It’s been a busy week, full of activities. Yesterday one of my cousins and his lovely wife arrived for their first ever visit to any of our homes. Today we’re off to explore Venice, Florida’s downtown. When we were looking for a house… Read more
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Pure Escapism
Reading Time: 2 minutesI stumbled on an interesting book on the New Books shelf at the library last week. The interesting metallic cover caught my eye, but the thickness of the book, with the edge of the pages stained black was what really caused me to pick it up. The book itself was marketing genius. … Read more
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25 or 6 to 4
Reading Time: 5 minutesI was in the 7th grade at a Catholic school when a bunch of guys in the Chicago area who loved music found each other and formed a band called The Big Thing. Those guys, all about 10 years older than me, dressed to the nines in skinny suits ala the early… Read more
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In Anticipation of Leonid & Friends
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTomorrow night we, with two other couples, are adventuring down to the Seminole Casino Hotel in Immokalee, Florida to see a Russian Chicago Tribute Band. Of all the concerts we’ve been to in the past 20 years, this may be the one that excites me more than any other. My post… Read more
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The Spectacular (But Crazy) Eclipse of 2024
Reading Time: 5 minutesYou had to be living under a rock to not know about the total eclipse that took place yesterday, visible along a wide swath of the United States. There are actually 4 types of solar eclipses, a total solar eclipse, an annular solar eclipse, a partial solar eclipse and a hybrid solar… Read more