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I Am Not Who I Was
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I Am Not Who I Was

By Chance Pena

November 3, 2026

by Chance Pena Editor’s Note:  I had another song booked for this month’s favorite when I heard this on my walk this morning.  Seems to fit nicely with my blog...
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Truly Funny | The Joke That Never Gets Old (Just the Boys Do)
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Truly Funny | The Joke That Never Gets Old (Just the Boys Do)

By Tim McCarthy

November 3, 2026

Truly Funny :  At a recent dinner, my 9-year-old grandson asked me if I had “ripped cheeks”.  His dad, my son, and I roared with laughter while Alice and his...
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Truly Funny | Nobody Tosses a Manhole Cover
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Truly Funny | Nobody Tosses a Manhole Cover

By Tim McCarthy

October 5, 2026

Truly Funny :  Once, when I shared a compliment from our boss with a colleague, he said, “Hang onto that one, Tim, since Joe is the kind of guy who’s...
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I've Seen It
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I've Seen It

By Olivia Dean

October 5, 2026

by Olivia Dean Editor’s Note:  Thanks to my son, Kevin, for putting me onto this song.  It’s simple, it’s lovely and it’s meaningful.   Favorite Lyric:   The more you look, the...
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Truly Funny | Tall Guys Have Heard It All
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Truly Funny | Tall Guys Have Heard It All

By Tim McCarthy

August 31, 2026

Truly Funny :  Our family has many large humans, mostly men, whose size has drawn some funny lines over the years.  One favorite was the clothing salesman who greeted my...
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Today
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Today

By The New Christy Minstrels

August 31, 2026

by The New Christy Minstrels Editor’s note:   My sister, Mary, continues her brave battle against breast cancer (currently winning), and so many memories of my big sister come to...
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Truly Funny | Lost in Translation: Toddler Edition
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Truly Funny | Lost in Translation: Toddler Edition

By Tim McCarthy

August 4, 2026

Truly Funny :  Reminder to all parents to write down words your toddler gets a little wrong! On our annual family vacation this past week, our 18 month old, Isla,...
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See the Changes
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See the Changes

By Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young

August 3, 2026

by Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young Editor’s note: I learned this song recently to celebrate our son, Kevin’s, life changes. Favorite lyric: “She has seen me changing. It ain’t easy...
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You Were On My Mind
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You Were On My Mind

By We Five

June 26, 2026

by We Five Editor’s Note: My sister, Mary, is my guiding light for resilience. In my mid-teens, she lived and worked in Washington, DC, and my parents let me visit...
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Truly Funny | Houston, We Have a Sandwich
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Truly Funny | Houston, We Have a Sandwich

By Tim McCarthy

June 26, 2026

Truly Funny :  Of the many short videos I have of our grandchildren, one is of our Stella, dressed in a space suit, helmet on, when she was three or...
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Life is Good
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Life is Good

By Livingston Taylor

June 1, 2026

by Livingston Taylor Editor’s Note: I had coffee this week with a fellow searcher, Marianne Gaydos, and she reminded me of this upbeat, and very true song. It came up...
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Truly Funny | Kid Tough
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Truly Funny | Kid Tough

By Tim McCarthy

June 1, 2026

Truly Funny :  We no longer wonder who our daughter’s 15-month-old girl, Isla Maeve, will be like when she grows up.  Recently she was sitting on the grass at the...
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Truly Funny | Cat Tales
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Truly Funny | Cat Tales

By Tim McCarthy

May 4, 2026

My Uncle John was a prominent physician in Lakewood, Ohio, practicing from the 1930s through the 1970s. His wife Ruth was a sociable woman who loved entertaining. One afternoon, she...
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The Things I Wish I'd Done
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The Things I Wish I'd Done

By Keywest

April 6, 2026

Editor’s note:   This song, sent to me by my new son-in-law, Michael, will become an all-time favorite for me. The band itself is a great story, two childhood friends...
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Truly Funny |  Daily Shower
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Truly Funny |  Daily Shower

By Tim McCarthy

April 6, 2026

 Proof of my age: I wear a fitness ring and I’ve noticed lately that my morning shower registers as a “core exercise” 
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Glad You Came
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Glad You Came

By Dalton Day

March 5, 2026

Editor’s note:   At our daughter’s wedding, Kevin, our Musician, and his girlfriend Jessica sang “Glad You Came,” and it stopped us in our tracks. Its humble, wholehearted promise of loving...
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Truly Funny |  Sports Talk
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Truly Funny |  Sports Talk

By Tim McCarthy

March 2, 2026

 Heard on a sports talk show recently when the host was asked why he doesn’t talk about soccer more often. “Look, if I wanted to watch a bunch of guys...
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Truly Funny |  Checklist: Keys, Wallet, Kids?
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Truly Funny |  Checklist: Keys, Wallet, Kids?

By Tim McCarthy

February 9, 2026

This story is probably hard to imagine for younger people but our family would go to church Sunday mornings by packing 6 kids in the back seat and the smallest...
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Strangers In Time
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Strangers In Time

By David Baldacci

February 9, 2026

Editor’s note: I’ve probably read half or more of Baldacci’s books.  He’s a terrific storyteller who is able to cover a great range of story types from crime thrillers to...
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Truly Funny |  Mentors & Bosses
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Truly Funny |  Mentors & Bosses

By Tim McCarthy

January 6, 2026

Truly Funny: Mentors & Bosses My favorite mentors and bosses used their sense of humor while admonishing me.  I can still laugh and even hear their voices remembering their loud...
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Strange Brew
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Strange Brew

By Eric Clapton and Felix Pappalardi

December 2, 2025

Song of the Month:  "Strange Brew" by Eric Clapton and Felix Pappalardi Editor’s note:  Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker were a trio that lasted only three years together...
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