Saturday, October 1, 2016
Sliding Along Without One
"Gosselin never seemed to have got over the wonder of having mastered the slide rule. He talked with it always in his hand, and seemed to be able to use it for every purpose, even searching for the right word." ~ Edmund James Gallagher I am having so much fun reading the book written by the father...
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Taps Has No Take Today
This first day of October has been weighing on my mind, in the form of a bad sinus headache and is keeping me from thinking of anything new and exciting and different to write about. But that is all right. I'm sure that people need a rest from me anyway. I'm rather glad it is almost time for me to...
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Thursday, September 29, 2016
Success Is An Everyday Effort
One hundred pounds lighter than his last visit to Kansas City, friend Larry is feeling so much better, able to move around without his cane or without resorting to a wheel chair for touring, and no longer using a riding cart for shopping, or needing disabled parking. He has worked hard at it, and...
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Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Uber Dog Service
It is a really long way from Durham, North Carolina to San Francisco, California by car if you happen to be a septuagenarian. Kansas City is about a third of the way and Friend Larry is already running later than his planned schedule, so he did not arrive today, as I told you yesterday that he...
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Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Fighting A Good Fight
A well-known good friend is arriving in Kansas City tomorrow for a visit, and I'm afraid I won't know him. It has only been one year since his last visit, but in that year he has lost well over 100 lbs. As long as I have known him he has been a heavy fellow, but it seems that after he retired he...
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