Old Friends and Wedding Bells: Waxing Nostalgic

In July of 1978, my parents bought a house in a rural suburb in New Jersey and with this purchase helped me cement a friendship that has spanned almost 30 years and thousands of miles.  GK and I spent our childhoods outdoors–we shared 5 acres of property between our houses.  We played in the sandbox, orchestrated archaeological [...]

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Quandry of the Day

Every Tuesday for the last 2 1/2 years, I’ve volunteered at a local assisted living, chatting and playing cards with some of the residents.  It’s fun and the regulars look forward to my visits since some of them don’t see their family regularly.
Recently, I took on a new volunteer job leading an English language conversation group [...]

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