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A transplanted "New Englanda", I live in Florida with my wife of 41 years, Anne. We live close to our two sons and their families and 3 wonderful grandchildren, and we share our living space with one very special Australian Shepherd named Chamois, 2 cats,

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Home & Garden > Home Repair (Other) Tools: The best brands: 1 of 19
Of all the hand tools I've ever used, I always gravitated toward those that offer a lifetime, replacement warrantee if the tool breaks. Tools such as Craftsman, Husky, Snap-On and a few others are easy examples. The problem, however, lies in Power Hand Tools.In the vast world of Power Hand Tools, how can anyone possibly dig t... More..
Other What would you consider to be the most important things that have been a major inspiration in your life and why?: 10 of 155
When I was 7 years old, I was on the back porch playing with my brother when Daddy appeared with my mother. He had been confined to bed for the previous 3 weeks, and he looked awful, gaunt and pale. I was taken aback to see him in a suit and tie, in the style of the early 1950s. My mother had her arm around him assisting him ... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: What it's like being 60: 4 of 36
I walked into the hospital room, expecting to see my almost new wife feeding our brand new baby, only to see Anne crying. She was learning how to give an injection to an orange knowing all the time, she would be that orange and receive injections several time each day, forever. Doctors discovered Anne had type 1 diabetes, dif... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Surgery: 1 of 9
While I wasn't exactly the meanest bull dog in the pit, most of the other boys in the neighborhood would probably agree that I wasn't a cupcake either. Never backing away from a confrontation was a matter of honor, and I earned a universal respect by receiving savage beatings almost everywhere I went. The big issue here was m... More..
Personal Finance > Mortgages & Home Loans Mortgage protection: A must-have in today's world: 2 of 15
A friend of mine named Ben married late in life, and as what usually happens, he and his wife had a beautiful baby about two years later. Talk about doting parents!Amelia was just adorable and had no shortage of love and attention. She was smart and confident, and would surely become someone of substance as an adult, well edu... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Animal rights: 1 of 7
Are animals capable of loving? If they are, how can we justify killing and eating them, particularly the ones that are not trying to eat us?I know, I've heard all the jokes, "If God didn't want us to eat animals, how come He made them taste like meat?" I've seen the bumper stickers, the restaurant signs and the gigantic adult... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections (Other) What Americans want in a presidential candidate: 4 of 19
The next person I want to see elected to the White House is someone who is entirely different than the "embarrassment" who occupies the office now.I would like to see someone who will not commit our young men and women to a war, based on lies, deceit and at best, knowingly unreliable information; a so-called "person of faith"... More..
Business > Advertising Best ways to advertise your company to the right customers: 4 of 17
The whole concept of advertising in business has really gotten a bad rap. It's considered by many as a "slick" way to trick someone to use your product or service regardless of quality or usefulness. If that's your opinion, maybe you should be a librarian.Advertising is simply a function of marketing an extremely complex, sop... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Business meetings: 2 of 8
She was a publisher's agent in King of Prussia, a very affluent section of Pennsylvania, just outside western Philadelphia. Well educated and successful, she dressed and looked the part, and had a refined way about her as she naturally made you feel you were a very special person, certainly the most important person in the ro... More..
Home & Garden > Landscaping Garden tractors: Get serious about yardwork with a lawn tractor: 1 of 4
It use to take me about 4 hours to mow my 3 acres of lawn, and the rest of the day raking, and trimming. It would take at least, one day of my two day weekend, and on too many occasions, both days.Then there was the maintenance, the sharpening - the cleaning of wet grass from underneath. The plain fact was, the care of my law... More..