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How do we know it’s Christmas season? The tree is up in the living room (since [...]

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Stand by me

Check the video below. Watch what happens after the first minute or so.

Enjoy!

It’s good to have someone stand by you, isn’t it?

Are you standing by your family today?

Are you standing by the people that need your loyalty today, wherever they may be, in the neighborhood, at work or business,at school?

Are you standing by anyone on [...]

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Staying the Course

Recently, Gloucester (10 minutes from here) hosted a Schooner Festival and several of the schooners welcomed visitors on board. We were particularly interested in a luxury schooner called the Peacemaker, owned by “The Community” to which my eldest daughter belongs. So we went to visit. We know nothing about boats (ships, schooners, yachts – don’t [...]

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Older now

Well, the USA is one year older.  Me too; I just had a birthday a week ago, 63 now.

I ran into this quote on Les Brown’s page: You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

Refusing to Quit

Businessweek highlighted the pictures of 65 senior citizens who not only love what [...]

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The Go-Giver, my brother, and the homeless crew in Salem

© Kenneth G. Goutal, courtesy Kenn Goutal Photography

Tonight I continued reading from The Go-Giver to my grandson for a bedtime story. He’s nearly seven years old and the story is a bit of a stretch for him, which is why I introduced the book as “a book for adults, but you might like it.” [...]

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What others think.

I have a white tee shirt with my grandson’s one-year old baby picture printed on the front. He’s almost seven now, and I was wearing it today while walking him to school. When I pointed it out to him, he was embarrassed.

“Don’t let anybody see it!” he told me.

Worrying about what other people [...]

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