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In Memory of Mike

Some time ago I wrote about how thankful I was for the existing friendships in my life. If I recall correctly, it was during the pandemic and it wasn’t lost on me how important it was to appreciate the special relationships because tomorrow isn’t promised. Last week, a group of my high school classmates celebratedContinue reading “In Memory of Mike”

“I Can’t Make You Love Me”

If you lost your cell phone and had no way of retrieving all of your contacts, how would you go about rebuilding your database? It’s unlikely that would ever happen since all of our data lives in the “cloud,” but it got me to thinking. Who can I call in an emergency? Who wants toContinue reading ““I Can’t Make You Love Me””

Here’s to More “Happy” Days

I can count on one hand the times that I have hosted my family on a holiday. Mainly because I don’t enjoy cooking holiday food (or much more than breakfast food if I’m totally honest). It’s also because once when I hosted, I felt tension in my home amongst a few of my guests, andContinue reading “Here’s to More “Happy” Days”

Don’t Go it Alone

I recently learned that a woman, who I will call “Connie,” who worked in one of my past health provider’s offices, passed away early in October. It turns out that only her husband and daughter knew that she had a terminal illness. The person who told me had been her close friend for over 30Continue reading “Don’t Go it Alone”