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Category Archives: Holidays
Of Gifts and Disappointment
The following question was posed recently as part of a writing challenge. Was there a special gift or toy you wanted as a child but never received? My first thought was something akin to, “Duh!” Then my introspective side kicked … Continue reading
Posted in Civility, family, Holidays, Manners, Uncategorized
Tagged family, family dynamics, family values, gifts, memories, sibling rivalry
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Of Christmas Just Past
‘Twas the day after Christmas, and in towns all about,
Suspenders were straining, and belts were let out;
Boxes and trash were piled by the street,
Awaiting trash trucks to make their first sweep;
And toys lay scattered throughout the homes,
From puppets to Muppets, to strange little gnomes, Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, family, Family Vaules, Holidays
Tagged Christmas, Elf on the shelf, gifts, grandkids, holidays, swatting
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A Soldier’s Christmas
Read this not long ago, and felt the need to share it. As the strangest Christmas, most of us have ever seen rapidly approaches, we need to remember those who, even this year, will be stationed around to world to … Continue reading
Posted in Family Vaules, Holidays, Leadership, Patriotism, Uncategorized, Veterans, Vietnam
Tagged Christmas, deployment, honor, patriotism, sacrifice, Soldiers
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Of Memorial and Remembrance
I have been hard-pressed not to editorialize over Memorial Day this year. Instead, let me say simply, it is a holiday with a disputed history, and an often misunderstood focus.Currently, we designate the last Monday in May as Memorial Day. … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Patriotism, Veterans, Vietnam
Tagged Army, Coast Guard, holidays, Korea, Marines, memorial day, Military, Navy, Vietnam, war, World War II
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Collateral Tragedies?
As I listened to the latest news on the national and local government response to the coronavirus invasion, old times came to mind. Unless you have been totally off the grid with no access to media of any kind, you … Continue reading
Of Altitude and Attitude: 12K and Windy
We met some lovely people on this Rocky Mountain adventure. Two of the nicest were a couple of gals about our age but in better high altitude shape. We met them waiting for the park and ride shuttle at Bear … Continue reading
Posted in Family Vaules, Holidays, Travel, Vacation
Tagged Aspens, Rocky Mountain National Park, Trail Ridge Road
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Date With Destiny?
Boy! You come up with what you think is a cool title, and some guy named Tony Robbins is using it for his latest lecture series. Sad, but one must do the best one can with the tools he is … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, Holidays, Medicine
Tagged AFib, cardiology, doctors, heart trouble, holidays, pacemaker, patients, second opinion, stroke
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Not So Silent Night
On Christmas Eve 1914 something special happened. German and British troops stopped fighting and killing each other for a few hours. Their actions became the stuff of legends and war stories told over and over to children, grandchildren, and others. … Continue reading
Posted in Civility, Daily Life, Family Vaules, Holidays, Morality, Police
Tagged anger and fear., current-events, Ferguson, grand jury, law enforcement, NYPD, police, police brutality, riots, tradition
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Hill Country for the Holidays
What would you think if you read that Texas is home to one of the best vacation spots in the United States? You might ask what the writer was drinking when he wrote that comment. Be that as it may, … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, Holidays, Travel
Tagged adventure, easter, holidays, memories, travel
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Ghosts of Christmas Past
In the Dickens classic A Christmas Carol Ebenezer Scrooge learns the meaning of Christmas in a most unusual and uncomfortable way. Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his old business partner, Jacob Marley, the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of … Continue reading