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We Don’t Know Ourselves
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We Don’t Know Ourselves

By Fintan O’Toole

May 30, 2022

Editor’s comment:  John Murphy, who married my sister, Felicia, in 1970 teased that his job in the Irish Immigration office at Dublin Castle was a lonely one “while the folks...
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Spaceballs – Mel Brooks
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Spaceballs – Mel Brooks

By Tim McCarthy

May 1, 2022

Editor’s comment:  I’m addicted to mindless, slapstick humor and this is one of my favorite scenes of all time, from Mel Brooks satirical takeoff on Star Wars.  “When will then...
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Harlem Shuffle
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Harlem Shuffle

By Colson Whitehead

April 30, 2022

Editor’s note: I chose this book while looking for fiction, a crime story in the bestseller section. What I found was so much more. It takes a few chapters to...
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She Wore Diamonds on the Inside
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She Wore Diamonds on the Inside

By Ben Harper

April 30, 2022

Editor’s comment:  Among Alice and my favorite acts at a recent music festival we attended was Ben Harper, playing alone with a couple Fender Reverb amps, a mic and five...
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City of Thieves
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City of Thieves

By David Benioff

March 31, 2022

Editor’s Note: I walked into a mom-and-pop bookshop in California recently. The owner asked about titles I liked, then handed me this book after some thought. It’s historical fiction drama...
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75 and Sunny
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75 and Sunny

By Ryan Montbleau

March 31, 2022

Editor’s note: Thanks to Mikey Utesch for this one, a song that has it all: rhythm, energy, nice voice and meaning. Favorite lyric: “You’d better believe I’m living for the...
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July
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July

By Noah Cyrus, Leon Bridges

February 28, 2022

Editor’s note:  Once again, my daughter, Caitlin, leads my quest to find great music with meaning. Favorite lyric:  I’m afraid of change I guess that’s why things stay the same
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Billy Summers
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Billy Summers

By Stephen King

January 31, 2022

Editor’s comment: My friend, Joe Gibson, sent me looking for this delightfully crazy story about a frustrated writer/hit man embarking on his last “job”. Having never cared about science fiction,...
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Catching and Releasing
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Catching and Releasing

By Matt Simons, Deepend

January 31, 2022

Editor’s note:   Another wonderful cut from my daughter, Caitlin’s, annual Christmas mix.  Light, breezy with lyrics I need to hear over and over and over again. Favorite lyric: Everybody...
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Originals
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Originals

By Tim McCarthy

December 27, 2021

Famous quotes are enjoyable and instructive. I’ve compiled hundreds of my favorites since I began writing these newsletters in July of 1988. Most are from legendary folks like Churchill and...
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Freedom Fries
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Freedom Fries

By Robert Plant

December 27, 2021

Editor’s note:   Beautiful voice and instruments on this, one of my son’s many original songs that I still love listening to after all these years. Favorite lyric:  “Preservation only...
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Scrooged
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Scrooged

By Tim McCarthy

December 27, 2021

Editor’s note:  Alice and I are spending our free nights this holiday re-watching the funniest holiday-themed movies we’ve enjoyed over time.  This scene of the Ghost of Christmas Present working...
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Truth Worth Telling
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Truth Worth Telling

By Scott Pelley

December 27, 2021

Editor’s note:   This is a book to pick and choose from.  Some stories I let go of quickly for various reasons and some stories I read twice.  As with...
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December Laugh
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December Laugh

By Tim McCarthy

November 30, 2021

Editor's Note:  Thanks to upjoke.com, I shared this with Alice as another reason I won’t ever retire.  After my retirement at the company I worked at for 50 years, I...
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Baby Don’t Leave Me Alone With My Thoughts
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Baby Don’t Leave Me Alone With My Thoughts

By Lake Street Dive

September 30, 2021

Editor’s note:  Alice and I were enjoying a walk on the Deschutes River near Bend, Oregon, when a band named “Lake Street Dive” was doing a sound check for their...
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Leonardo Da Vinci
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Leonardo Da Vinci

By Walter Isaacson

September 30, 2021

Editor’s comment:  Isaacson rides again, making a well-chronicled figure interesting in a different way, as he did with Einstein and Jobs.  His research is outstanding and it helps a non-artist...
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

By Tim McCarthy

August 30, 2021

Editor’s Note: David Niven and Steve Martin play con men in this movie, taking money from rich women by pretending Niven will marry them.   I still crack up every...
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Life Changing Books
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Life Changing Books

July 31, 2021

A young friend who is working on a pivot in his life asked me what books he should read during such introspection. It didn’t take long for me to share...
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Everybody’s Had the Blues
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Everybody’s Had the Blues

By Merle Haggard

July 31, 2021

Editor’s note:  I ran into this obscure cover of an old Haggard song performed on 1993 Blues Summit CD by BB King and Joe Louis Walker and I could only...
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August Laugh
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August Laugh

By Tim McCarthy

July 31, 2021

Today, an old lady at the bank asked me to help check her balance... so I gave her a push.  via GIPHY
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July Humor
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July Humor

By Tim McCarthy

June 30, 2021

Agency : Sir, we found 3 candidates as per your requirements. How do you want their placements, sir? Hire : Put about 100 bricks in a closed room. Then send...
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