During our Sunday morning coffee and eggs, my buds and I vented about our well-loved but aggravating annoyances. One is a spouse who ignores doctor’s orders; he figures they are like speed limits – suggested and for everyone else. Another is a […]
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My walking buddy Mary and I were on a Saturday morning power stroll through New Bern’s downtown and historic district when we arrived at the corner of Pollock and Middle Streets, in front of the Pepsi Store. Mary quickly checked the traffic
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Once upon a time, there lived a pious woman in a small village near a very large dam. Miss Judy, a retired middle-school teacher, was stubborn and opinionated, but since she was also wise, kind, and generous she was beloved and
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We are in an odd predicament right now. It is called a pandemic, a crisis, a reset…depending on who you speak to and your overall core belief. Taxes have been temporarily delayed. Death is wasting no time. We are appalled at the
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What to do when a Vegan, a Teetotaler, and a Ketonian come to your party We are deep into the December party season and some of you are still stung from the battle we call Thanksgiving. The conversation got a little
Thanksgiving is when many of us will be facing the people we try to avoid most of the year… our family. For a very few of us it is a time of deep conversations with loved ones, for the rest of us
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The Sound of Your Voice You can text, email, and message all you want with your digital brain but consider using it to speak to someone, not as a last resort, as a way to personally connect. The sound of your voice
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July is the deep dive into vacation time. This when you get to hang out with those intimate strangers you call family. Sure, you see them on a regular basis, but each of you is running off to your daily commitment, which
It is the time of year when empty nesters must welcome home their fledglings for the summer break. Students may find it hard to believe but, while they were off in academia, their parents truly enjoyed being relieved of their most
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How One Compliment Can Change the World As a restrained Yankee, which may be redundant, compliments (like hugs) are reserved for the people closest to you not the general population. That is how I understood the world to work until I arrived
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