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Tag: New York
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Killer Instinct
Competition can bring out the best in us, or the absolute worst of our animal nature. I am highly competitive, but when push comes to shove, I fall apart in spectacular ways because I lack the killer instinct. Some years ago, I was an archer, traveling around the country to compete in tournaments. One of…
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Next stop, Willoughby!
If you are a fan of the old Twilight Zone reruns, you may have seen the episode about an overwhelmed and hen-pecked executive who dozes off on a commuter train. His dreams take him back to 1888 and the idyllic, wholesome town of Willoughby. Well, I’m here to tell you, Willoughby really exists. You’ll find…
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Please Release Me
Parents have lots of endearing nicknames for their kids: Budgie, Smoojie, Jellybean… For occasions when their children are being needy, I’ve heard parents call them Velcro, The Warden, The Cling-On… And during those especially trying times: The Barnacle or The Hemorrhoid (always said with love, of course). In our house, you would be known as…
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RIGHTEOUS!
Many people of the cloth speak of the “calling” which led them to religious service. My friend, Jane, was a New Jersey housewife (a real one, not a Real one), when she got the call. Now Jane is a Vicar, enrolled in an intensive four-year program to become a Lutheran minister. A relative of my…
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