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Lenny: A Very Good Guy
“I guess I’ll have to eat ALL my fries now,” I blurted/cried out. We were sitting in the small emergency veterinarian’s examine room waiting for the nice vet to come back with the syringes that would ease our pup’s … Continue reading
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When Words Fail
This Saturday morning I’ll wake up and do the hardest thing I’ve had to do in my life. I’ll quietly get up and creep downstairs, turn on the Christmas tree and let the dog out. I’ll put a coffee pod … Continue reading
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De-Evolution
“What’s happening to us? Why are we so mean and hateful to each other? Why are we so selfish and have so much hate in our heart?” she said. The “she” in this case was “Linda” the nurse who … Continue reading
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The Shoes of a Fisherman
He would sit there every Sunday – frozen. Two socks on, one shoe on and the right shoe in his right hand. Just staring – frozen and looking out in space for five to ten minutes. Eventually he would snap … Continue reading
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Thoughts in the Still of the Morning
This story from the surgeon and writer Richard Seltzer in his book, Mortal Lessons: Notes on the Art of Surgery, about a young woman with a tumor in her cheek. Dr. Seltzer writes of his visit to her hospital room … Continue reading
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First Aid for the Soul
The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. Psalm 90:10 Much … Continue reading
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“Is There Something You Would Like to Have?”
These were the words that were spoken, as I eavesdropped in on a conversation between husband and wife. How many times in the history of man have these words been uttered, I wondered? Such a simple request; yet so telling. … Continue reading
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Knockout!!
I have been knocked out thrice in my life and none of them were fun. The first was when I was sparring with a black-belt friend of mine, a second in a bike accident and the third while teaching kindergarten. … Continue reading
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The Pie That Binds
The place had a familiar feel. Deja vu comes close but off by a little. Even the spot where I sat had a sense of sameness and then it hit me and once again the old black and white movies … Continue reading
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A Father’s Day Gift
We all sat in the den watching some dumb reality show and laughing until our sides hurt. That’s what always happens when my oldest son, Andrew who lives in Baltimore with his wife, comes down. He’ll leave his job as … Continue reading
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