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I had some hearing loss for a number of years, but the deafness happened in a heartbeat.  I was at lunch with my wife and youngest daughter.  The waitress stopped by our table and asked, “What would you like to drink?”  And in typical fashion within a couple of minutes she dropped off the drinksContinue reading “The Triple Naught”

I woke up yesterday morning with a song playing on my mental jukebox.  Willie Nelson’s Heaven or Hell.  That is a strange thing because I believe that the only recording of this song I ever owned was a vinyl album and since my stylus broke in the early eighties, it has been  awhile… Willie sings:Continue reading “Fire and Ice”

Note: It’s been a rough couple of weeks.  When last I posted, my friend Sheila was in the hospital with chest pains and my friend, Greg, who was suffering from ALS just needed some good vibes.  I shared a story about a 60th birthday celebration and asked for volunteers to send good thoughts to both…Continue reading “Etched in Stone”

Just a year ago, I was celebrating a 60th birthday festival with my high school classmates.  We chose February 29th to have a 60th birthday party for everyone in our class since the odds were slim that February 29th would actually be one of our 60th birthdays.   That night, I was drawn to a panoramic pictureContinue reading “One turn around the sun…”

My friend Becka is Kind.   Please notice that we are talking kind with a capital K.  Recently,  Kathy, one of our high school classmates, let several of us know via a group text that she and her husband were both being admitted to the hospital for COVID treatments. The miracle of modern medicine prevailed and in just aContinue reading “Well Bless Your Heart!”

I read today that the COVID related death toll has lowered the average American lifespan by at least a year.  Reading this reminded me of my great grandmother.  She was born in the 1880’s and the average lifespan for persons born in that decade was less than fifty years.  Dude was my maternal great grandmother. Continue reading “Pecans, Aprons, and Old Maids”

Addison greeted me at the chapel doors with two basic ASL signs and raised eyebrows.  How…you?  ASL skips the connecting words and adds question marks with eyebrows.   I have always thought of it as Tarzan talk.  Johnny Weissmuller would be so proud.  (If Addison is reading this, she just googled ‘Johnny Weissmuller’) How areContinue reading “Friends for Life”

Are you missing your Sweethearts? I am not referring to that elementary school classmate who stole your heart before lunch and threatened to not give it back until after recess.  I am referring to those chalky, pastel colored, mini hearts with the tame love phrases imprinted on the front.  Recently I was aimlessly pushing aContinue reading “Be Mine”

Travel with me if you will… To the year 1965. We are going to visit my great grandmother.  Prepare yourself, I am five years old, and visiting my great grandmother is one of my favorite things.  Although we have not communicated by email, text, or cell phone (none of these have been invented yet), sheContinue reading “Hallelujah by and by…”