life
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Daily Prompt: Describe a phase in life that was difficult to say goodbye to. 2/26/26
Be thankful, be grateful, be patient, be charitable, be kind, and don’t forget to smile, as it is infectious. ~~~~~ Happy Heavenly 106th Birthday, Aunt Cass Donahue! ~~~~ I was a smoker for many years and tried to quit on more occasions than I can count using my fingers and toes. I even switched from… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: Describe the most ambitious DIY project ever taken on. 2/24/25
Be thankful, be grateful, be patient, be charitable, be kind, and don’t forget to smile, as it is infectious. Hmm! This is a difficult one, as over the past 50 years, and in three different homes, there have been many instances. I’ve installed wainscoting in two houses and refinished old kitchen cabinets. I painted and… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: If you could ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why? 2/23/26
Be thankful, be grateful, be patient, be charitable, be kind, and don’t forget to smile, as it is infectious. ~~~ Sorry for the late post due to a snow related power outage ~~~~ This is an easy one, at least for me and most of my siblings anyway. My father, a WWII Army Sgt., raised… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: Tell us about your favorite pair of shoes, and where they’ve taken you. 02/17/26
Be thankful, be grateful, be patient, be charitable, be kind, and don’t forget to smile, as it is infectious. I have a pair of black Classic cap-toe Oxfords shoes that I bought back in the 80’s, which I have had resoled and heeled several times over the years. I have had them so long that… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: Share one of the best gifts you’ve ever received? 02/16/26
Be thankful, grateful, Patient, Charitable, Kind and don’t forget to smile as it is infectious Over my almost 70 years, there have been a few memorable gifts at different stages of life and for different reasons. In 1958, everything Popeye-related was a hero of mine. In 1959, I received my first tricycle, and in 1963,… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: Have you ever unintentionally broken the law? 2/13/26
Be Thankful, Grateful, Patient, Charitable, Kind, and don’t forget to smile, as it is infectious. HAPPY VALENTINE’S WEEKEND!! I remember in the Fall of 1971, the local Catholic Boys’ and Girls’ High Schools (Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast) were having a computer dance. They would enter your name and interest details and give you a… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: What were your parents doing at your age? 2/11/26
Be Thankful, Grateful, Patient, Charitable, Kind, and don’t forget to smile, as it is infectious My father (9/24/1915 – 8/12/1976) died about a month shy of his 61st birthday. He had a debilitating stroke when I was two, almost to the day, in 1958, while driving the EL out of 69th street for PTC at… Continue reading
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Prompt: How do significant life events or the passage of time influence your perspective on life? 2/2/26
Greet the day thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, and kind. Don’t forget to do it with a smile, as it is infectious! Precursor: Below are my views, only drawn from what I experienced and through my soon-to-be 70-year-old eyes, a lifetime. Yours may be different from mine, and that’s okay. I was raised not to expect… Continue reading
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Prompt: Write about your first computer. 1/30/26
Live the year with thankfulness, gratitude, respect, patience, charity, and kindness; don’t forget to laugh and smile often, as they are infectious. HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY TO OUR GRANDSON KEVIN – STAY WARM OUT THERE AND HAVE A GREAT DAY! My wife, back in 1989, got an older model Dell, Amdex. You know, the kind that… Continue reading
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Prompt: Write about a few of your family traditions. 1/24/26
Live the year with thankfulness, gratitude, respect, patience, charity, and kindness; don’t forget to laugh and smile often, as they are infectious. Before I get into answering today’s prompt, I would like to note that 50 years ago today, I married my High School Sweetheart. Happy Anniversary to my beautiful, phenomenal mother, grandmother, and amazing… Continue reading
