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I Shall Be Tomorrow
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I Shall Be Tomorrow

By Louis L'Amour, The Walking Drum

July 28, 2020

“Up to a point a person’s life is shaped by environment, heredity, and changes in the world about them. Then there comes a time when it lies within their grasp...
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Self-Knowledge

By Maria Popova

July 28, 2020

Because self-knowledge is the most difficult of the arts of living, because understanding ourselves is a prerequisite for understanding anybody else, and because we can hardly fathom the reality of...
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Reinvention
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Reinvention

By Tim McCarthy

July 27, 2020

Events in the lives of each of our three children are becoming opportunities for their personal reinvention. Each are facing major life changes and so they must decide who they...
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Dreams be Dreams
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Dreams be Dreams

By Jack Johnson

July 27, 2020

Editor’s note:  Nice song to connect with this month’s blog and quote. Favorite verse: “Girl, don’t let your dreams be dreams”. 
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Moonlight Song
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Moonlight Song

By Blaze Foley

June 30, 2020

Editor's Note:  I recently heard this and fell in love with Blaze's honest voice, guitar and melody. I also have a penchant for lullabies. (Kevin McCarthy)  Favorite Lyric: Moonlight bathes...
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Harold Kushner
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Harold Kushner

By Harold Kushner, “When Everything You’ve Ever Wanted Isn’t Enough”

June 30, 2020

“As a rabbi, I’ve attending many people at their death and I believe it is not dying that we are afraid of.  Something else, something even more unsettling, even more...
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July Joke of the Month

By Tim McCarthy

June 30, 2020

This plaque appeared on my dresser one morning.  Not sure who placed it there, but I suspect maybe the girl I’ve been hanging with for 45 years? 
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American Dirt
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American Dirt

By Jeanine Cummins

May 31, 2020

Editor’s comment:   I read too many books this month since we are essentially still in lockdown here.  None were particularly good, I’m sorry to say, and I tried fiction...
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House at Pooh Corner
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House at Pooh Corner

By Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina

May 30, 2020

by Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina Editor’s note:   During the lockdown, my about-to-be 7 year old grandson drew a picture of our house and sent it to me with...
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Epic Race Call of the ‘Coronavirus Stakes’
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Epic Race Call of the ‘Coronavirus Stakes’

By Tim McCarthy

May 30, 2020

Editor’s note:   I’ve seen several variations of this and all of them make me laugh.  Enjoy.
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You Can Always Tell Ferrari by the Sound of Its Engine…
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You Can Always Tell Ferrari by the Sound of Its Engine…

By Tim McCarthy

April 27, 2020

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Pity Parties
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Pity Parties

By Tim McCarthy

April 27, 2020

A student raised his hand during an MBA guest lecture some years ago and said to me, “Thanks for telling us about the barriers you overcame to succeed, but could...
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The Avett Brothers - February Seven
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The Avett Brothers - February Seven

By The Avett Brothers

April 27, 2020

Editor's comments: A beautiful song about waking up to the realization that nothing in life is perfect, and that the pursuit of perfection is exhausting, endless and unobtainable. It's a...
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The Splendid and the Vile
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The Splendid and the Vile

By Erik Larson

April 27, 2020

Editor’s comments: It’s no secret to readers that I enjoy Erik Larson’s work. His unique blend of great research and near-fictional personalities creates a look at one year in England’s...
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Ripple
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Ripple

By Grateful Dead

March 30, 2020

Editor's note:   I was never a Dead Head so finding a few of their songs over the last few years has been a delight.  This is my favorite yet.  I...
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April Quote | Amelia E. Barr
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April Quote | Amelia E. Barr

By Amelia E. Barr

March 30, 2020

We hear voices in solitude we never hear in the hurry and turmoil of life; we receive counsels and comforts we get under no other condition.  - Amelia E. Barr
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April Comedy | Jonathan Winters

By Tim McCarthy

March 30, 2020

Editor's Note: People seemed to enjoy Robin Williams last month, so I looked up Robin's hero, Dayton native Jonathon Winters and found this from 60 Minutes long ago. Both suffered...
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Little Paris Bookshop
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Little Paris Bookshop

By Nina George

March 30, 2020

Editor's note:  This is an airy book of fiction about a bookstore on a barge on the Seine in Paris whose owner sets sail one day after 20 years of...
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Word of Mouth – The power of telling stories – BBC Sounds
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Word of Mouth – The power of telling stories – BBC Sounds

By Tim McCarthy

February 27, 2020

Link to Interview | Released On:   18 Feb 2020 Available for over a year Michael Rosen talks to storyteller Clare Muireann Murphy about how telling and listening to stories...
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Amor Towles
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Amor Towles

February 27, 2020

Book of the Month: “A Gentleman in Moscow”, by Amor Towles Editor’s note:  This historic fiction is beautifully written.  Towles adds well-researched context along with poignant social commentary to make...
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Let It Be Me
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Let It Be Me

By Ray LaMontagne

February 27, 2020

Song of the Month: “Let it be Me”, by Ray Lamontagne Editor’s note: I was ruminating on a life changing event someone dear to me is going through and this...
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