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Say What?! Oct 17, 2021

The telegram dispatched from the back seat inferred my immediate reply was expected.

“Stop,” in this situation, was apparently the correct answer in the sender's eyes, not a...

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Three Simple Letters. One Timeless Enigma. Oct 17, 2021

It may be humanity’s most paradoxical word.

Rosy-cheeked toddlers chirp it incessantly. Pimpled adolescents kvetch it frequently. Wrinkled adults sigh it occasionally. It conveys curiosity...

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Vintage is Back! Oct 17, 2021

From silk scarves (thumbs up) to vests (depends) to prairie dresses (thumbs down), “vintage” fashion is hot.

And it’s not just venerable style; it’s original items raided...

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What's Growing in Your Garden? Oct 17, 2021

My legs churned like pinwheels in a stiff breeze.

My hands became a set of vises, clenching the tiller’s twin handles. My eyes shot forward, desperate to find a brake. This was not going to...

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Save Your Willpower Oct 17, 2021

Four blue LED digits, separated by a colon, announce the time on the office clock.

10:00. The sun hasn’t yet passed the imaginary line dividing the globe into lines of longitude. You fairly...

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Live "Lashed"! Oct 17, 2021

I don’t know what object the bumper of this car encountered to require it being lashed into place.

The other end of the vehicle’s backside was in even worse condition. Dented...

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Don't Look Up! Oct 17, 2021

I’m not sure if it was grit or stupidity my son was learning from my endeavor.

As he resides in a different state and isn’t handy to ask, I’ll go ahead and choose the first...

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Can I Get an Amen?! Oct 17, 2021

Words matter.

To quote the infamous Mark Twain, “The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter. ‘Tis the difference between the lightning bug...

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One in Eight Oct 17, 2021

 It's an honor to share my heart daughter's words with you today.

Whatever pain you may be experiencing, in her vulnerability you will find courage to take one more step, try one more time,...

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Man, What's Wrong With You?! Oct 17, 2021

 In 2019 more people in the USA committed suicide than live in the capital city of my state.

Would it surprise you to learn the highest number of these tragedies were men aged 55-64? Second...

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Banana Guilt Oct 17, 2021

Bananas shouldn’t be sold in bunches.

Only one at a time…just like apples, pears, and coconuts. In groups their power increases exponentially. And, sometimes like people, not always...

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How to Maim a Mother Oct 17, 2021

 Wow! I like your hair! It looks really good -- now.” 

“Uh, thanks?”

Sometimes compliments just come out wrong.

We aim to affirm and cause confusion. Our cheers are...

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