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I love my mom. She has a gift for laughing at my jokes. She let’s me win occasionally at cribbage or dominos. She raised my brothers and I t...

Describing Venice as a "labyrinth" has the metaphoric equivalency of calling the Adriatic Sea "moist."   Remember back...

I was on the radio this past Friday.  It's always funny to hear how I sound when I hear my voice played back to me.  I get very self-con...

I wrote my "bucket list" when I was 15, but the movie hadn't been made yet, so I called it my "list of things to do befor...

It's my birthday.  Hands down, it's the best time of the year.  The whole nation celebrates with fireworks and cookouts.  You are gi...

We've driven past them.  We've wondered about them.  And maybe we were afraid to step inside.  This is the start of a series of blog...

It's like Iron Chef .  My brother, my friend and I got together at my brother's house.  "What should we have to eat?" th...

Our caveman ancestors had nothing on us.  Oh sure, they created some pretty cool art, they invented tools at an alarming rate, they could de...

This is Father's Day weekend.  I hope you all called your Dads and and expressed your hearts' true feelings.  And I know as I writ...

First, I have to apologize to all of my sensitive readers.  Today's topic is very adult.  I should probably apologize to all of my other...