Tag: life
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When we all were farmers
I was chatting with a colleague yesterday, and he was reminiscing about his summers as a kid, visiting his relatives’ farm in Vandergrift Pennsylvania – only about a thirty minute drive from where I grew up. His stories about playing in the barn with bales of hay brought me back to the days when all…
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I Need a Shoehorn for Life
For the past eleven years, my professional dress consisted of sandals, dress shorts, and a button-down, collared shirt with those little slits at the bottom that made it look like it didn’t need to be tucked in. Comfort was the life. Well, no more. Now, everyday, I’m spiffed up like a Manhattan businessman, minus the…
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These are the moments we remember
Look closely at this photo. What do you see? I see memories which will last a lifetime. Not for me, no, but for that family of aunts and uncles and nieces and nephews, mothers and fathers. if you look closely on the center left, you’ll see two children playing in the sand at the edge…
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“These Celebrities Changed our Lives Forever.” Really?
A week or two ago I saw this headline: These Celebrities Changed our Lives Forever. Really? If that’s true, shame on us. But please let this be hyperbole. I glanced through the “A” list of Hollywood big shots who wouldn’t have even made the “C” list of people who have changed my life forever. Media…
Author Mark W Sasse 