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THREE FUNERALS AND A WEDDING
25 Sep
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THREE FUNERALS AND A WEDDING

Death’s been on my mind lately. Three friends buried this month. I’m starting to think I have more dead friends than living ones.

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GOD SAVE THE PEOPLE
18 Sep
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GOD SAVE THE PEOPLE

My dog Lucy died a week ago Monday. I wept. Queen Elizabeth II died three days later. I didn’t shed a tear.

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DOGS ROCK
11 Sep
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DOGS ROCK

Lucy, our beloved Lucy, is dead.

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GOLDEN GOOSE
04 Sep
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GOLDEN GOOSE

The medical-pharmaceutical complex snared another golden goose. Me. More precisely, my body

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WAITING TO DIE
28 Aug
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WAITING TO DIE

All my life I’ve been waiting for one thing after another.

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KEEPING SABBATH
21 Aug
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KEEPING SABBATH

As a kid, I thought the whole idea of “Sabbath” was the dumbest idea. EVER. I mean, what kid needs a whole day of rest?!

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EVE IS A HERO
14 Aug
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EVE IS A HERO

When I stopped defending the Bible as THE WORD OF GOD, I could finally say: THE BIBLE GOT THAT WRONG. For example…

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WEAPONIZING THE BIBLE
07 Aug
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WEAPONIZING THE BIBLE

If you like Game of Thrones, you’ll love the Bible.

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COWSHIT
31 Jul
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COWSHIT

My grandson really knows his shit.

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OLD LETTERS
24 Jul
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OLD LETTERS

Last week during a round of decluttering I took the lid off a large box. It had sat unopened for nearly 40 years.

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SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER

SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER

July 26, 2026

I reached a personal milestone yesterday. Alas, there were no fireworks and no parades.

O JOGO BONITO

O JOGO BONITO

July 19, 2026

Soccer is a beautiful game, my sons told me years ago. I couldn’t see what they saw, but I’m beginning to.

BEYOND REASON

BEYOND REASON

July 12, 2026

I'm a soccer fan but not a fanatic. Alas, the game releases the inner barbarian.

BORN ON THE 5TH OF JULY

BORN ON THE 5TH OF JULY

July 5, 2026

Today is my birthday. I was born in 1947. Let's hear if for the boomers!

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