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Auld Lanxiety

Posted on December 29, 2015 by curtsavagemedia

Every time I watch the New Year’s Eve “ball drop” at Times Square, NY and they start to sing Auld Lang Syne, I find myself wondering “why is everyone mumbling the words after the first verse?” Does anyone really know … Continue reading →

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Angels Among Us

Posted on December 13, 2015 by curtsavagemedia

I traveled past the famed Anaheim Angels Stadium hundreds of times while living in Southern California. When I was twelve, I played Little League Baseball and chose to play for the Little League Angels because Nolan Ryan came to the … Continue reading →

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Royally Skewed

Posted on December 10, 2015 by curtsavagemedia

I’m sharing this story because of the number of people I’ve found who don’t know about what happened. On the day before Thanksgiving, a baby boy, only a few hours old, was left in a church in Queens, NY. New … Continue reading →

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Anticipation

Posted on November 30, 2015 by curtsavagemedia

Carly Simon wrote the song “Anticipation” in 1971 in 15 minutes while playing her guitar as she waited for Cat Stevens to pick her up so the two could go on a date. The song became one of her biggest … Continue reading →

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Thanks for Nothing

Posted on November 24, 2015 by curtsavagemedia

Once-homeless Greek restaurant owner gives FREE Thanksgiving dinners In the 1998 movie “You’ve Got Mail”, the character Kathleen Kelly (played by Meg Ryan) says “The odd thing about this form of communication is you’re more likely to talk about nothing … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Clothing, Contentment, Friends, Homelessness, Meg Ryan, the bible, Wealth, You've Got Mail | 2 Comments

Seeing Red

Posted on November 10, 2015 by curtsavagemedia

A red cup; that’s what makes me really angry – or at least it should. That’s what I’m being told. Religious bloggers and talking heads are claiming no snowflakes on Starbucks cups equals an anti-religious corporate statement. Even worse, some … Continue reading →

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Italians at War

Posted on November 7, 2015 by curtsavagemedia

In the North Beach-Telegraph Hill section of San Francisco, Giuseppe Di Maggio was raising nine children while earning a living as a commercial fisherman. By 1937, three of his sons, Vince, Joe and Dom were playing center field for Major … Continue reading →

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VOTER

Posted on November 3, 2015 by curtsavagemedia

What can every adult in America be on the first Tuesday in November? We can all be voters except those of us who have been convicted of certain crimes and who live in states that enforce felony disenfranchisement. The right … Continue reading →

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Falling for Autumn

Posted on September 23, 2015 by curtsavagemedia

Autumn, or fall as most folks call it, is the favorite change of seasons around our house. We don’t have central air. After melting all summer, we can finally begin to sleep again at night and wake with energy to … Continue reading →

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Who’s Your Hero?

Posted on September 11, 2015 by curtsavagemedia

Do you have someone you look up to as a hero? I looked up “Hero” on Merriam-Webster online. They defined a hero as a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities or a person who … Continue reading →