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The term “bucket list” has been loosely thrown around since 2007, the year that Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman starred in the film of the [...]
December 19, 2016
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I don’t usually pay attention to the people around me at the doctor’s office. It makes me uncomfortable, and has even been known to spawn [...]
October 20, 2016
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I would like to borrow a line from the immortal British author, Charles Dickens. After that, I would like to examine the question: “why is it [...]
May 19, 2016
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I have to get an MRI today. For a lot of people, this is a stressful procedure, especially for anyone with claustrophobia, the fear of small, [...]
March 30, 2016
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Spring is my favorite season. It’s full of positive energy and thoughts and optimism. But what good is optimism unless you optimize? That can [...]
March 29, 2016
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If you are anything like me, you adore the movie-going experience in a real-life theater with a big screen and a captivating sound system. Also [...]
December 17, 2015
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I got a strange email today. The subject read: “Urgent. Open Immediately.” So, I did. No way was I going to take any chances and wait until [...]
October 12, 2015
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I was watching television last night, and that’s when it hit me: my love affair with the “idiot box” was over. I walked over to the screen [...]
October 6, 2015
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OPENING THE VAULT As most of you regular readers know, I recently returned from a successful trip to Germany — successful in the fact that [...]
July 15, 2015
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RUN! Just when I thought I had things under control, things change. I guess that’s called life, and life isn’t easy. I had just [...]
June 15, 2015
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EINE TOUR DURCH DEUTSCHLAND (A Tour of Germany) Now that the schnitzel was resting comfortably in my belly, it was time to explore the German [...]
June 12, 2015
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THE BOY SCOUT I had been preparing for this trip for a month, maybe more. I had every trick, weapon, superstition and plan at my fingertips. [...]
June 4, 2015
