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Are family vacations during summer break still a thing or have we all become too used to spending time apart with our noses stuck in an electronic device? Those of us of a certain age and generation more likely than not have fond memories of the summer family vacation. Whether mimicking the movie Family VacationContinue reading “SUMMER VACATIONS – MORE THAN JUST ROAD TRIPS”

We’ve reached that time of the year when colleges and high schools across the country are celebrating commencement with lengthy ceremonies featuring student speakers, choirs, dignitaries and more. As these graduates gather together with family and friends, more likely than not a special speaker will be invited to address the students before they go outContinue reading “GETTING AROUND TO IT”

This past weekend was Easter in the Christian faith and 2023 is one of those rare occasions when a special time in different religions corresponds with Easter.  If I remember correctly, Ramadan and Passover are also being celebrated. No matter what observance you and your family recognized, you most likely had several traditions, both secular andContinue reading “TRADITION”

Everyone experiences the loss of someone they love. It’s inevitable. Funny thing though, it sometimes seems easier than it should to move past it and go on with your life. Maybe that’s the way our minds allow us to cope with our grief for if not, every loss would compound until the sorrow became overwhelming.Continue reading “A Loss”

There are great mysteries in life, as we all know, but none more devastating than losing someone we love who simply vanishes seemingly into thin air. Unfortunately, it’s a fairly common occurrence that has gone on for centuries. Only now, in this day and age, when news travels faster than you can say the words,Continue reading “Great Mysteries Of Life”

Recently I heard an unfamiliar phrase that caused me to do some research. It was “code-switching”. Maybe you have heard of it before, but in this day and age when people refer to homeless as “unhoused” and when teachers are now called “educators”, I wasn’t sure if it was something I already knew about orContinue reading “Code Switching”

It started with a simple balloon.  Well, not so simple really as the balloon in question was the size of two full-size school buses and, depending on which side you believe, either a simple weather balloon or a spy tool being used to gather intel on the United States’ defense systems and communications. In aContinue reading “A Balloon”

Last night I saw 1980s band Air Supply in concert. Lead singers Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell are older, grayer, and moving a slower, but for singing chops, man they still have it. The audience, made up of mostly people even older than me, took a while to get to their feet, but the soundContinue reading “A Book Series Idea”

As much as my friends, family and I prayed, we did not purchase our recent Mega Millions tickets in Maine.  By now everyone probably knows that the winning ticket of over $1.3 billion was purchased at a small little store in a probably small little town in Maine.  If you are like me, you experiencedContinue reading “Another Lottery Jackpot – Another Life Changed?”

It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life for me and I’m feeling good. I woke up this morning thinking of the line and as it is the first day of a new year, a day many of us choose feeble attempts to fix what’s wrong in our lives, I supposeContinue reading “Every Day Is A Good Day”