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Defying Logic!

Defying Logic!

Posted by on Sep 26, 2016 in All, Family, Grandchildren, Real Life | 0 comments

When you get to my age bracket, you tend to think: “I’ll break the rules and just do what I want to!”  As long as it’s within the parameters of good clean living and the law, I think that’s occasionally OK!  This weekend was one of those times! If you had suggested to me that I fly down to Gainesville, Florida for 48 hours and...

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Letting Go!

Posted by on Aug 11, 2016 in All, Family, Grandchildren, Humanity, Real Life | 0 comments

A very good friend of our family, David Thomas, L.M.S.W is the Director of Family Counseling at Daystar Counseling in Nashville.  He spends much of his time helping children navigate through all types of issues.  He’s also an author (written great books for Dads), speaker and blog-writer plus husband, Dad and an all around great guy!  He has helped...

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Goodbye – VCR’s!

Posted by on Jul 25, 2016 in All, Fascinating, Real Life | 0 comments

Well … we lose another staple of years past!  Digital and streaming is now the way to go and vcr’s are gone.  This article in the New York Times caught my eye this morning! Many new technologies are born with a bang: Virtual reality headsets! Renewable rockets! And old ones often die with a whimper. So it is for the videocassette...

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A Life stopped by Suicide. It’s heartwrenching!

A Life stopped by Suicide.  It’s heartwrenching!

Posted by on Jun 9, 2015 in All, Hard to Believe!, Humanity, Real Life | 0 comments

I lost a good friend 2 years ago today. He and I crossed paths in church music more than 30 years ago here in Nashville. We became friends in music and business. On several occasions, I had the privilege of directing a choir and Bill would accompany us.  It was almost intimidating for me to have him play because he knew music, he knew piano like...

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