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PUSHING MY LUCK
18 Aug
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PUSHING MY LUCK

I don’t believe in thoughts and prayers. I don’t believe in tarot, Ouija or I Ching. I don’t believe in […]

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FLAMETHROWER
11 Aug
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FLAMETHROWER

I read the news today, oh boy. A crazed man killed 22 in El Paso and another killed nine in […]

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THROUGH THE EYES OF DARWIN
04 Aug
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THROUGH THE EYES OF DARWIN

I left the church two years ago. I thought I was just retiring but now I see I left it […]

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People at an Exhibition
28 Jul
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People at an Exhibition

My 10-year old twin granddaughters, their mother, Kate, and I were standing with my wife, Paula, waiting for awards to […]

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Eleven Is Weird
21 Jul
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Eleven Is Weird

So my 10-year-old granddaughter Angie is sitting beside me as we drive back to Shepherdstown from Boonsboro after returning her […]

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Biking the Rails. (Wyatt trilogy, part 3)
14 Jul
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Biking the Rails. (Wyatt trilogy, part 3)

Wyatt loves trains and bikes. He has a bike and knows to wear a helmet. And he always does. Once […]

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Story Time. (Wyatt trilogy, part 2)
07 Jul
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Story Time. (Wyatt trilogy, part 2)

My grandson Wyatt loves trains. When he sees or hears a train his body quivers. Once when he was two […]

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BACK SEAT DRIVER (Wyatt trilogy, part 1)
30 Jun
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BACK SEAT DRIVER (Wyatt trilogy, part 1)

So, I’m driving my 4-year-old grandson Wyatt home after an all day visit at our house. He’s strapped snugly in his car […]

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This Little Light of Mine
22 May
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This Little Light of Mine

June 2019 (2 years after retirement) Lately, I’ve been thinking about writing. About missing it, actually. For 40 years before […]

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Reefer Madness
27 May
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Reefer Madness

The three most popular nonprescription drugs are alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana. Each is harmful to the body and each creates social problems. Of the three, alcohol and tobacco are proven killers. Of those two, tobacco kills only its user (although secondhand smoke is no minor health hazard to others).

Tobacco does not fuel violence toward others.

Nor does pot.

Only alcohol does.

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STREETFEST AND OTHER FESTS

STREETFEST AND OTHER FESTS

July 6, 2025

Everybody LOVES a festival. Well, maybe not EV-ER-Y body.

MEMORY TEST

MEMORY TEST

June 29, 2025

Beware my old friends. "Memory tests" are now standard fare at annual physical examinations.

NO KINGS IN SHEPHERDSTOWN

NO KINGS IN SHEPHERDSTOWN

June 22, 2025

The nation's party wasn't in DC last Saturday. It was in 2,000 other places.

THANK YOU, AMY JO

THANK YOU, AMY JO

June 15, 2025

I’m thinking we’ve all had an “Amy Jo” in our lives somewhere along the line. Who’s yours?

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