Monthly Archives: February 2012

She looked deep into my eyes

Last Friday I had an appointment with the eye doctor.  Since I am having to go through the public healthcare system, I ended up at Indiana University’s School of Optometry.  I do not have a problem being a learning experience … Continue reading

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A puff pastry and heart burn

Yesterday a friend invited me out for dinner.  Never being one to pass on a free meal, I accepted and we went to a restaurant in Fishers, IN called The Journey.  I personally enjoy buffets, and that is what this … Continue reading

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A death too soon

A number of years ago I had the pleasure of meeting and working with a young woman who was trying to get her life back together. Our paths had crossed professionally and over the year and a half that we … Continue reading

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“To boldly go where no man has gone before.”

As you start to get older your body starts to have fundamental changes and with those changes come medical tests and changes in how you do things.  Arms slowly become shorter, making it so you have to get glasses to … Continue reading

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Stupidity and driving don’t mix!

This has been one heck of a week.  Last week on the 10th, I had some idiot hit me in the Wal-Mart parking lot.  No real damage to the car, but the jolt was hard enough to send every neuron … Continue reading

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The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

In 1972 Judith Viorst published the classic children’s book, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.  It was a book that was read to both my children, and one that I always enjoyed.  If you have children, … Continue reading

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Let’s talk about sex, baby

In 1991 the hip-hop trio of Salt-n-Pepa released a single off their Black’s Magic album entitled Let’s Talk About Sex.  My favorite line from the song is, “Everybody has sex I mean, everybody should be makin’ love Come on, how … Continue reading

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