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Time for something a little different. The past three-day weekend gave me a chance to try out a few dishes. First was the necessity...
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At last count, we have three dogs, two cats, two gerbils and a ball python at our abode. I did not get to “pick” any of them. I don’t...
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I recently had quite a pleasant email exchange with a spry and delightful young 81-year-old. At first, she was not happy and let me...
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It is said one never realizes what they have until they lose it. That realization can haunt one forever. Yet every now and then,...
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We recently had our annual spring campout with the Mighty Men of Pack 47. Bittersweet in a way. Youngest SON of Thunder will be...
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The Little Black Dress is our guest columnist this week. Enjoy! Recently, I was told I was in the middle of midlife. I am sure I...
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Habits, by their very nature, die hard. They are positive or negative, depending on one’s viewpoint. Those who get up early in the...
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People collect stuff. And those collections are important to those who build them up over the years. They are cherished, shown off to...
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Today, the Little Black Dress will don a beautiful dress and wear a hat the Queen of England would kill for. The SONs of Thunder will...
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When the federal government starts using words you’ve never heard of, watch out. I refer to words like “ethnic cleansing.” This is...
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So a few days ago I’m in the backyard hanging with the SONs of Thunder. We’re watching Gigantor, the Dog Who Thinks She Can Fly and...
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Sometimes you have to let things go. It can be painful, but there can also be a release of sorts. Too often we hold on to whatever,...
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There were few visitors to our abode over the last 10 days or so. Few ventured past the Black Death warnings posted by the Centers...
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There is an uneven sound throughout our casa this week. It’s like listening to some rock band and you know something is missing. And...
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The Little Black Dress says I have an ornery streak. That, or I’m a glutton for punishment. I wrote the following column years ago....
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Around this time of year, the sawdust flies. Weapons are sharpened and oiled. Battle plans drawn up. Munitions purchased. The stage...
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Our clan thoroughly enjoys “The Princess Bride,” so much so even the SONs of Thunder can recite every line – even down to the...
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The Little Black Dress is on strike. How long said strike will last depends on the SONs of Thunder. Which means, for once, I am not...
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There will be no Death Star. If what I can only say was a bit of levelheadedness for once, the U.S. government has nixed the idea of...
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Some columns are easy. Living with the Little Black Dress and the SONs of Thunder, I am rarely without ammunition. Some times, it’s...
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Here’s Sunday’s column in The Newnan Times-Herald: There are certain individuals considered Zen masters when it comes to...
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What happens when a collector of stuff meets a tosser of stuff. Sunday’s column in The Newnan Times-Herald: I am exhausted....
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Not a single original thing in this one, but here’s Sunday’s column in The Newnan Times-Herald taken from the best...
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Here’s Sunday’s Column in The Newnan Times-Herald: The Little Black Dress and I are trying our best to raise the SONs of...
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In our household, certain phrases are oft repeated during movie time. The second most-used is “can’t you be quiet.” If you’re...
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