Seeing three movies in a week brought back memories.
In the past week I went to the movies three times. I watched Up In The Air, Sherlock Holmes and Young Victoria.
Up is a mixture. There are funny moments, serious moments and sad moments. George Clooney is at his peak. It’s difficult to imagine another actor in [...]

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In a very busy schedule I devote some time and effort to a blog for which I receive no monetary remuneration. Why?
I have a degree of knowledge and experience in some of these areas. My intent is to share the resulting, hard won perceptions on matters I consider important. Others have different backgrounds and differing [...]

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On my trip to Scotland, a mistake by the GPS gave me a few minutes of pure ecstasy.
This incident came to me totally out of the blue. Well, actually it was pitch dark. There is no way I could have anticipated it. It instantly changed my mood.
I was frustrated. I was upset. I was angry [...]

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I‘m back from Scotland. The country was heaven. The arrangements left much to be desired.
On the Thursday prior to departing on my trip I spoke on the phone with one of the ladies at the agency. I was told that they would be mailing me a cell phone, a GPS and a booklet listing 340 [...]

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I am going on a little trip. This coming Saturday I will be off on the first leg – to North Carolina. I depart from New York on Sunday.
It has been some time since I last visited Scotland; 1971, in fact. I lucked out and left the States the day after Nixon allowed the Dollar [...]

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What? He’s writing about something other than the circus in the Harem on the Hill?
Yes. I need a break. You could likely use one too. As funny as Congressmen are, however unintentionally, I am easily bored by the collection of dolts that composes our national zoo.
I’m working on another book when it hits me how [...]

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Jody Powell passed away this week. Only last year we lost Ham Jordan, the other half of Jimmy Carter’s whiz kids.
These two, in many ways, personified what I see as a special type of Southern spirit. It wasn’t just that they wore jeans to social functions with the establishment in Washington. It wasn’t just their [...]

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I made a gross misjudgment. And, I failed to learn from it. No, though acknowledgment of it may be rare, making mistakes and not learning from them are not necessarily rare occurrences for me. I know you’re shocked but it is true.
When I began to consider writing my first book it seemed an easy task. [...]

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It appears that the regulars are coming to the site with some frequency to laugh at my latest opinions. It has been a few days without your almost daily dose.
I aim at one every three days. Sometimes I achieve that. Sometimes I don’t. I am a bit off schedule right now. My apologies.

Retirement isn’t [...]

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Every once in a while something strikes us much too close to home.
Two or three times each year our church has a Boomers’ Banquet. Several years ago a couple organized one and it has become a popular event for us geezers.
Although everyone else dresses casually, Ed, as host, dresses up in a tuxedo. Brenda always [...]

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