Category: Shorts
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RIP
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI heard the shocking news a couple of days ago that one of my best friends from the Air Force died of a heart attack in October. She was younger than I and much more active. Apparently it was a sudden and completely unexpected death. Carol was no longer married and… Read more
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The Truth About Thanksgiving
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere’s no law that says you have to serve turkey on Thanksgiving Day. And there’s no evidence that turkeys were served at what is depicted as the first Thanksgiving Day when the pilgrims in New England sat down with the Wampanoag people in 1621. The Wampanoag brought deer and the pilgrims provided… Read more
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I’m Losing My Tan
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s a first world problem, I know. It’s just that I love to hang out at the beach, and around the pool. It’s one of the main reasons we moved to Florida. And honestly, that nice toasty tan color does look good on me. It’s been effortless to maintain my tan… Read more
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PTSD
Reading Time: 2 minutesPost Traumatic Stress Disorder. You usually hear about that related to folks who’ve been in war and combat, or from those coming out of domestic violence situations. Recently though, I’ve seen people on Facebook and NextDoor who went through Hurricane Ian mentioning that they feel like they have a touch of PTSD… Read more
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Conquering Clutter
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYears ago, before the tornado, I taught a class in the adult community education program called Conquering Clutter. It was very popular and I was pretty good at it. In fact, a tornado is the ultimate clutter conquerer but I don’t recommend it. This week, as I was putting the clothes… Read more
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Gray Pride
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBelongingness is right smack in the middle of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs…above food, clothing, shelter and safety, but below esteem and self-actualization. Most people spend their whole life joining groups and organizations that share their interests and help them feel good about themselves. Sometimes the organizations even help them “leave a… Read more
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Genius!?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve been wracking my brain this week for inspiration for this post. No luck. I got up from my desk and told Randy I had absolutely no inspiration for Friday’s post. Before I even got to the office door the word “inspiration” triggered a memory of a quote from Thomas Edison… Read more
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Good Old-Fashioned Paper Books
Reading Time: < 1 minuteXfinity (Comcast) is the major cable service in the area. In many places, 2+ weeks after Hurricane Ian, many people still don’t have cable service. Facebook and Next Door are flooded with people screaming about this. There are reports of residents chasing Xfinity linemen with baseball bats. Randy and I drove… Read more
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You Don’t Say…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne more thing about listening. Peter Drucker (a prominent management consultant and author) once said, “The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.” The point he was making is that listening involves more than just hearing. Often people omit things that are difficult to say or they don’t… Read more
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Go Ahead, Touch Me
Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ve never liked to fly. But I do like the convenience, as I said in my post last week, of waking up in my own bed in Florida and having dinner in my all time favorite Mexican restaurant in Camdenton, Missouri. I’m careful about using the word hate, so I won’t say… Read more