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What once was old is now new again!
Have you ever had the opportunity to revisit you youth? As a teenager in 1967, I was the lucky recipient of this Silvertone guitar made by the Harmony Company and sold through Sears. It was my first acoustic guitar after … Continue reading
The Old House
Once a source of warmth and light, the old house is cold and dark now. Still generating familiar sights and smells, instead of bringing joy, they now only create an aching sense of emptiness and loss. I find it hard … Continue reading
Blame it on Me, Myself … and Irene.
Chicago … Chicago … that invisible town? Recently, I had to make a presentation at a conference in Chicago. One of the things I like about my job is that over the years I’ve had the opportunity to travel a … Continue reading
Posted in nostalgia, sports, Uncategorized
Tagged 911, baseball, Chicago, Cubs, fun, perspective, planning, travel, work
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Making “Scents” of it All … 5 Things I Really Like to Smell.
While I was out walking the trail near my house yesterday, I caught my first strong scent of this season’s honeysuckle and it reminded me how important our sense of smell is to our psychological state. Just like certain songs … Continue reading
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Tagged bermuda grass, childhood, exercise, freshly baked cookies, freshly brewed coffee, honeysuckle, memories, pleasure, scents, smells of summer, summertime, walking
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