Month: November 2021
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Lacking friends is true poverty
Friends and family provide the ultimate measure of wealth. Those without suffer greatly. We have encountered a few poor souls over the years. The Runaway obviously suffered from a serious mental illness. As we drove him to the nearest truck stop he mumbled, “going West to my brother. I need to get a ride West.…
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Thanksgiving surprise
Second grade wonders for Jacob included Clint’s marvelous hearing aid. To ensure he heard everything, his parents gave a small microphone to Ms. Woodward to wear each day. They showed her how to turn the mic on when she taught. With the mic on, her words broadcasted to Clint’s hearing aid. When she went to…
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Pet bedtime
My eyes would not stay awake after seven days of supervising grandchildren. I fell asleep right after sending the youngest to bed. I woke up refreshed and alert at 10 p.m. with my husband sound sleep beside me and glimmers of lights in the hall. I slid out of bed to check on youngsters and…
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buffet our way
Given a choice between sitting down and ordering a meal in a restaurant and making his way through a buffet, Grandpa says he gets his money’s worth at a buffet. So, when the grandkids said, “We want to go to the buffet for supper,” Grandpa happily headed for the car. I think the grands like…
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To answer or not to answer
In response to a column I wrote about the onslaught of timeshare and car warranty calls, a man stopped me and said, “We answer those calls and ask, ‘What are you calling to scam me about today?’ They always hang up.” Sounds like a good idea as the holiday season of giving approaches. Many try…