holidays
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Prompt: Name your top three pet peeves. 11/18/25
RIP: Happy Birthday to my late brother, Larry (R), who would’ve turned 71 today. Faith, Family, Country, Friends People who look down on someone for any number of reasons that are obnoxious, rude, or think they are better. Everyone should be treated as you would want to be treated. Not everyone grew up with the… Continue reading
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Prompt: What’s your favorite month of the year and why? 11/11/25
God Bless ALL who serve or have served Our Country. May they, like you, have a safe, happy, and honored Veterans Day. If you see a veteran, be sure to thank them for their Service! God Bless September – I am, and always have been, a “Fall Guy”! The why behind the response —as if… Continue reading
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Tomorrow for Starters – God Willing 7/2/25
I am thrilled that, in the near future, a manuscript I submitted for publication will finally be printed, titled “A Chance Encounter with a Most Unusual Acquaintance.” More details to be shared later! God Willing! I am excited that my Philadelphia Christmas book, published 12 years ago, will be celebrated even more now, as some… Continue reading
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Childhood Memory 6/12/25
Childhood – I remember it like it was yesterday. We had already gone up for the night and were asleep a few days before Christmas. The year was 1959, I was three years old, my brother Larry had just turned 5, and my kid sister Nancy was 2 years old. My father had a debilitating… Continue reading
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Christmas and the Holiday Season in General 4/30/25
My childhood memories of growing up in the mid-1950s to the early 1960s are filled with excitement over the possibilities of obtaining that year’s most desired item. In preschool, I eagerly anticipated Popeye-related toys, as well as significant gifts like a new Flexible Flyer sled or a bicycle. Other years, it was ice skates or… Continue reading
