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I Don’t Want to Talk About it

Discuss politics? No, thank you. There are several reasons for this. The first is that I am not the most knowledgeable person on political topics, so I’m not really in a position to debate policy with you. Also, I work with the public and so taking sides can mean alienating a customer, or presenting a…

My Christmas Wish List 2025

Everyone is remarking at how quickly Christmas will come this year following the late Thanksgiving holiday. I feel it. Less time to do all the things we feel obligated to do: The shopping, cooking, wrapping, socializing. Yes, it’s all fun. But also exhausting. For me the things that suffer the most are probably the things…

You Can’t Ask Too Many Questions

Recently I was helping my son manage the difficult and painful process of dealing with insurance companies following a minor car accident. After speaking to the insurance company, he explained to me what they had told him and where they were in the process. “Okay, ” I replied, “so what will happen next?” A blank…

I Miss a Good Old Fashioned Website

Weird to think of a website as being Old-Fashioned. After all, the internet didn’t exist until 1983 and the first website was created in 1991, just 34 years ago, and well within my lifetime. Yes, I grew up with no cell phone, no google, no GPS. When we needed directions, we called on the landline…

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