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Boxes

It seems like life is made-up of all kinds of boxes.  There are lunch boxes that sometimes contain juice boxes.  There are check boxes on forms, drop boxes at video rental stores, squawk boxes at drive-throughs, kill boxes on battle … Continue reading

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Those Little Hearts

It’s almost Valentine’s Day again and that means candy!  The choices used to be pretty limited; a rectangular box of chocolates or a heart shaped box of chocolates.  These usually had to be purchased at a candy store or a … Continue reading

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Popcorn Nation

How do I love my popcorn?  Let me count the ways.  I like caramel kettle corn, cheesy popcorn, Frank’s Red Hot with garlic popcorn, dark chocolate & sea salt kettle corn and good old fashioned movie theater style buttered popcorn.  … Continue reading

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Stuck in Traffick

I used to have a half-hour commute to work.  Most of that drive was on the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway, aka “The Shoreway”, which was comprised of Ohio Route 2, US Routes 6 and 20 and Interstate 90.  Since I drove … Continue reading

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A Hijacked Legacy

As Martin Luther King, Jr. Day approaches each year, we are reminded by the media of the legacy King left.  His message of racial equality is highlighted and discussed in churches, schools and civic meetings all over the world.  King … Continue reading

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A New Year’s “Revolution”

I’ve made New Year’s “resolutions”.  The problem with the word “resolution” is it comes from the Latin root word “resolvere” from which we get our word “resolve”.  To resolve is to decide firmly upon a course of action.  My resolutions … Continue reading

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Peace

There are many ideas of what the word “Peace” means.  Dictionaries all seem to focus on a definition that emphasizes the absence of war, conflicts or other violent events.  This understanding of the word has been the focus of anti-war … Continue reading

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Joy

“Joy is like music in your soul that no one else can hear, but everyone else can see” – Curt Savage Continue reading

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Lost and Found

Have you ever lost anything?  I once saw a T-shirt that said “Of everything I ever lost, I miss my mind the most.”  I sometimes think I could wear that shirt!  I’ve lost the normal things like keys, small tools, … Continue reading

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Why?

Children love to ask “Why?”  My friend’s son used to frequently ask “Dad, why is the sky blue?”  Gary came up with a humorous answer.  “Well son, that is really two questions.  “Why” is a big question that people have … Continue reading

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