Dennis Brady
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Paperbacks
You can’t replace some things. I just started my vacation and last night I finished reading my paperback copy of Elmore Leonard’s, Riding The Rap, and I don’t have another novel to read. It makes me sad. Yes, I could… Continue reading
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Exercise Equipment
I haven’t become rich with age, but I have become wiser. At least wise enough to know that I’m done buying exercise equipment. I sold one piece at a yard sale this past Saturday and gave my last one to… Continue reading
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Grand
I think that my Big Green Egg pork bbq is the best I’ve ever eaten. Sandra agrees and she’s brutally honest(at least with me). So, I was a little surprised when Mike, my coworker, rated it a 6 out of… Continue reading
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Saturday
It’s Easter Sunday and I am surely thankful for the Resurrection. But I’m thinking about Saturday. It takes a lot faith to get through Saturday. On the Friday that Jesus was murdered there were probably lots of cheers, jeers and… Continue reading
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Rest
Poor Toby can’t get any rest when I’m home. He’s the one on the left. I feel sorry for the little fella. Whenever I get up to move around in the house he feels compelled to stir himself out of… Continue reading
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Orange Queso
She called it Queso dip. Almost always Keely is a great cook. I want her to embrace her God-given skills and be a chef, but I couldn’t eat the dip. Because she called it Queso. And it was orange. Queso… Continue reading
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Privileges
Most of the things in life that we enjoy are privileges. Not entitlements. We often get confused over the difference. The confusion leads to a complaining spirit. We get to worship freely, a privilege, but complain if the lines at… Continue reading
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Happy Birthday, Will
Today marks the 8th year anniversary of the best years of my life. It’s Prince Will’s birthday. Happy birthday, Will! Of course all of my girls, including Sandra are saying, “hey, what about us?!!” Well, you all have contributed to… Continue reading
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1
You see the red 1 circled by the Settings icon? It really gets on my nerves. I can get rid of it and I want to, but I don’t want to. I know. I’m sounding female. In order to get… Continue reading
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What Are You Smiling About?
Dude, what are you smiling about? I just flipped on the TV on the elliptical machine at Anytime Fitness when the local midday news displayed a picture of a man arrested for something. I don’t know what. I wasn’t listening.… Continue reading
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Believing
Will and I were practicing baseball in the backyard and I said, “Son, we’re gonna make a baseball player out of you.” He corrected me. “I am a baseball player.” Right, ok. Let me rephrase. “Well, you’re going to be… Continue reading
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No Need To Nag
It was a very simple thing, but yet profound. We had to leave by 9:15am for Will’s ball game and it’s 9:05 and I haven’t returned home yet from Anytime Fitness. I call Sandra to let her know that I’m… Continue reading
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Toby Update
Toby is almost the perfect dog. He’s quiet, calm and relaxed. And he hasn’t chewed my shoes. My kind of dog. But I said he’s almost perfect. Almost. For one, he’s not yet 100% house trained. Or it just may… Continue reading
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Toby
I’m learning a lot about relationship building from Toby. We may never be best friends, but I’m committed to our relationship. Toby is a 2 and 1/2 year old French Bulldog/Pug mix that we adopted from a rescue agency in… Continue reading
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Mistakes
He will never let me forget. Will’s baseball practice had just ended and we walked the long 40 year journey through the wilderness back to the car. “Will, where is your glove?” He responded with big, questioning eyes. “Will, you… Continue reading
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Invalid Words
I love the game Wordfeud. It’s like Scrabble except if you play a crazy word, your opponent can’t challenge it. You just get the message shown above, “Invalid Word” and you remove it and keep trying til you play a… Continue reading
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Do The Math
The other day Sandra was looking for her iPhone charger that has a permanent place by the couch. But this time it wasn’t so permanent. It was missing. So Will and I began an exhaustive search for it. Keely didn’t… Continue reading
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The Park
This is a park. The 9th Street Park in Charlotte according to Siri. Hmm… We dropped off the girls at the Second Harvest Food Bank to serve with their Key Club on this Saturday morning and we searched for a… Continue reading
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Fighting the Flesh
I have 3 forces fighting a battle within me. One is spiritual. It’s the part of me that desires to get up early and spend time with The Lord. The other force is professional in nature. The one that is… Continue reading
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Happy Anniversary!
You probably think we had that picture taken yesterday, but no, it was a few years ago. My guess is 30. I was wise enough to coerce Sandra to fall in love with me when she was young and naive… Continue reading
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Blowing Off Steam
I called Blue Cross Dental this morning to find out why they haven’t deducted my checking account for the monthly premium. They are 8 days late now. And I don’t like surprises when it comes to my bank balance. I… Continue reading
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Slow
Slow is not a redeeming occupational virtue. Well, I take that back. I would like for my brain surgeon to be slow. And precise. But my grocery store cashier doesn’t get any bonus points for dawdling. I don’t care if… Continue reading
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Lego My Ego
A couple of years ago I ran up a 228 consecutive day streak of doing push ups. My goal was 100 non-stop reps. Before I fell off the wagon I hit 80. Now I am doing it again. I’m on… Continue reading
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Hand-Me-Downs
Yesterday I was getting dressed and I put on a pair of socks. All by myself and everything. You’re proud of me, yes? The socks were uncomfortable and I knew that it was going to be a long day so… Continue reading
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The Walk
My son walked to a neighbor’s house the other day to play with his new friend. It was a big deal. My heart felt like someone was squeezing it. It was the first time ever he has done anything like… Continue reading
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We Can
Sometimes we can but choose not to. My son, Will, asked his oldest sister to make his other sister some chocolate pancakes. She responded, “I can’t”. So he tried a more direct method. “Will you make me some chocolate pancakes?”… Continue reading
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Groundhog Day
So I heard that Phil saw his shadow and we have 6 more weeks of Winter ahead. Or do we? We make such a fuss over this fat rodent as the great prognosticator of our weather forecast I assumed that… Continue reading
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He Heard You The First Time
People don’t have to agree with my opinion, but it sure would make things easier for all of us. Okay, I’m just kidding…a little. Someone was sharing with me recently how he has been praying for something very specific. The… Continue reading
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Look For The Signs
Ask God for guidance and He will direct your path. Psalm 25:12 says,“Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the way he should choose.” He will often give us signs. We were looking for… Continue reading
Onword and Upwords by Dennis Brady 