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An Interview with Myself After Turning 57 Years Old
An Interview with Myself at 57: Insights and Reflections from an ‘Old Man’. Explore life lessons, regrets, and advice from a man who has seen some things Continue reading
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The Story of My Neighbor Killing His Beautiful Lawn
How we invest our time is important and we need to spend it on important things like building good relationships and teaching our kids valuable lessons Continue reading
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The Story of the Boy Who Wanted to Scramble the Eggs
A young boy faces an emotion for the very first time but certainly not the last Continue reading
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My Great But Unintentional Vanishing Act
One man’s humorous struggles to renew his driver’s license and reestablish his existence after losing all forms of government identification. Continue reading
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“Lord, Why…?”
“Lord, why do you make everything so hard for me?” This was the question I kept asking the Lord between Thursday night and Saturday afternoon last week as I repaired my riding mower. I’ve written before about my escapades repairing… Continue reading
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Things Don’t Always Go As Planned
We love our outdoor living area. It’s a great way to get away from the kids. Just kidding (not really). But seriously, it’s so nice to come outside and sit under the pergola to just slow down, relax and catch… Continue reading
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Happiness Helps With a Hernia Surgery
A more appropriate title would be, “An Unusually Friendly Hospital Receptionist Really Helps Ease My Nerves Before Hernia Surgery”, but it’s too long and I like the alliteration with the “h”s. It was 5:45am and I have no expectations that… Continue reading
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Splat!
I’m pretty sure that “splat!” is the sound made when a bug hits the windshield of a car whizzing by at 60mph. I’m equally confident that’s what Kyle and Will heard when I smashed into the racquetball wall going just… Continue reading
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Something To Chew On
I’ve ranted before about the importance of understanding the vernacular at Longhorn Steakhouse. Don’t confuse a “Cowboy” with an “Outlaw”. If you do, you’ll get a couple of dry pork chops instead of the fabulously wonderful bone-in ribeye. And you… Continue reading
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Incidents and Injuries
My UCFL fantasy football season was humming along beautifully. After a few magical trades the other guys crowned me league champ by week 10. Humbly I must say, my team was a powerhouse. Mahomes Kamara Hunt Mixon DeVante Adams Keenan… Continue reading
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Cowboys and Outlaws
Sandra and I walked into the Longhorn Steakhouse last Friday night and I commented that I wasn’t really hungry, but I was looking forward to a good steak, specifically a ribeye. It’s been a while. We recently did a… Continue reading
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The Top 10 Things I’ve Learned in My 50 Years
Today is my 50th birthday. Don’t worry about gifts. I have one for you. The top 10 things I’ve learned in my 50 years. Here we go. Sorry about the poor formatting. 10. An expensive lesson. Don’t try to put… Continue reading
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Why Does Apple Hate Parents?
I mean they must, right? Or they at least get a laugh out of knowing they’re causing massive frustration for us. You try to communicate with your kids and it’s like, “Shelby. Shelby. (louder now) Shelby!” Finally, your teenager yanks… Continue reading
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He Will Thank Me Later
He really will. My son, Will, cut our front yard yesterday for the first time. It’s a big deal. I’m very particular about the front yard. The 3/4 acre in back, not so much. So when he came inside after… Continue reading
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I’m Fine, Really
I just passed by a guy I know. Well, I don’t really know him. I don’t even know his name, but we see each other around. I said, “hey, how ya doing?” Like we all do and I expected in… Continue reading
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I Can Have This Bad Experience Anywhere
So, trying to be a good husband today by getting Sandra’s car serviced. I realized that Saturday is not a great day to be a good husband. The first place I stopped asked if I set an appointment online. I… Continue reading
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4 Types of Interstate Drivers and Life Lessons
Drive I-85 for a lengthy period of time and you will see different types of drivers. One is the Bat Out of Hell. He drives like the interstate is Daytona speedway. In and out of lanes, cutting other drivers off… Continue reading
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iPhone Baptism
I dropped my iPhone in a body of water yesterday. And it wasn’t the Atlantic. Impulsively, I reached down and snatched it up without considering if said body of water was clean. It was. I pulled off the case and… Continue reading
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I Lost 30lbs…TODAY
No kidding. Go ahead and make your New Year’s resolutions. I made mine early. I started today and I lost 30 lbs today. 30 lbs of clothes. I cleaned out my chest of drawers and closet and said goodbye to some… 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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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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Pay A Professional
Learning new things can be very painful. This is especially true when the new things are completely outside of your skill set. A couple of weeks ago I turned my lawnmower key and its response was “clickety, click, click, clickety,… Continue reading
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Meant To Be
My Saturday morning got started on a very frustrating note. I had to get up. Then I needed to mow the grass. The mower wouldn’t start. It just made a clicking sound. Problem with the battery or starter solenoid. According… Continue reading
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The Failed DVR Experience
I had the very best of intentions. And they paved the way to 10 days of Time Warner hell. It started with an innocent remark by my dad that he wanted to record Duck Dynasty. Doesn’t everyone? I suggested that… Continue reading
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Homeschool Planning
I didn’t wake up Saturday morning planning to clean my bedroom ceiling. I really didn’t. The big plan for the day was for Sandra and I to do homeschool planning for the fall. She teaches and I pretty much do… Continue reading
Onword and Upwords by Dennis Brady 