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A Lesson for the Inner Child

Well, I did it; I bought a Rolex. I did it after coveting one, toying with the idea, for decades. It’s just a watch albeit a very expensive one, an unneeded acquisition especially just a few weeks after buying a … Continue reading

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Trays

It was the witching hour at The Willows, the hour when the lights went down and voices settled into whispers before stopping entirely. A handful of the devout sat in the library, all looking toward a bookshelf, which was covered … Continue reading

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Apocalypse Now?

(Before I really begin this, I thought I’d mention something about the title. That, of course, comes from the 1979 movie. Well I saw that movie in Cambridge, Mass, the summer just before my senior year, with Jay Pollard, who … Continue reading

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Life Goes By Quick: Money Thoughts From A Boomer Retiree With Cancer

(I was given the opportunity to write a guest column for my #1 favorite blog, FinancialSaumari.com. Below is what I wrote along with some comments that really made my day. Do take a look at that website and add your … Continue reading

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Last Remains

Deano bent over the camping gear in the attic, brushing away the cobwebs and dried out flies, careful not to lift his head to the sloped roof with nails sticking down through any number of the shingles that had been … Continue reading

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“Hey, I Just Felt It. A Twinge of Fear.”

“Hey, I Just Felt It. A Twinge of Fear.” (Written by Edward. A McCabe, former president and creative director of Scali, McCabe, Sloves, this appear in the New York Times Magazine on Dec 7, 1986 whenI was going through a rough … Continue reading

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Interests and Oddities

https://www.iratestrategist.com/my-interests-and-oddities/ Dad, The Detector Just Paid For Itself Make An Effort, Will Ya? The Lonely Shadow Box All Those Jews A Lot of Spam; Boy, Do They Have My Number Why I Could Why I Could See Myself Not Voting … Continue reading

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