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A great time to get old

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“It’s a great time to get old!” That’s what my husband, Peter, says.He’s right. And getting old is — as the saying goes —...

Taking aim at our Canada geese

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In 2000, the North American population for Canada geese was estimated to be 4 to 5 million birds. One can assume in the intervening...

Guilty pleasures of yesteryear

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On a mid-January day this past winter, I stood over the stove staring down at the small pan in the pre-dawn sixth hour. The...

The curses of social media

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Six of one, half a dozen of the other. The good and the bad of social media sort of cancel each other out. Right?...

Often, the story isn’t on the field

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Of course, now that so many are pandemic-weary and ready again to fill the stands at games, there will be those in-game stories filled...

Often, the story isn’t on the field

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Of course, now that so many are pandemic-weary and ready again to fill the stands at games, there will be those in-game stories filled...

Too much dust on the Bible

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I remember the first time I heard the words over the radio and being intrigued by the message.“There might be a little dust on...

The best time of the year

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It seems like only last week. April not only meant that the school year was coming to an end, but it also meant something...

Russia’s historical hunger for Ukraine

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History repeats itself. What Vladamir Putin is doing today to Ukraine, Joseph Stalin did to Ukraine in the 1930s. It’s called genocide. The level...

My new favorite smell

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Of course, we should have known something was wrong.The nice thing about living in our new condo is that we don’t have the responsibilities...