Monthly Archives: January 2012

For What It’s Worth

Stay, Daddy, stay! Deciding to have brunch Saturday morning, my wife, Carol, and I made the short drive to a local franchise restaurant where we enjoy eating occasionally. We were seated in a booth on the north side of the … Continue reading

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A child shall lead them Now and then a child steps up with behavior that sets an example for adults and puts to shame the actions of many adults. Such was the case this week when seven-year-old Owen Shure of … Continue reading

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For What It’s Worth

Gulls on court Even if you are not a tennis fan, you may be aware that the Australian Open, one of the four tennis Grand Slam events, is under way in Melbourne, but you may not be aware that all … Continue reading

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Where does the billing amount go? I don’t know if anyone fainted, had a heart attack, or was momentarily rendered speechless, but I am confident that a variety of expletives filled the air in recent days when former patients at … Continue reading

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Contact with the past Recently, I wrote about my memorable first Christmas away from home, recalling that Christmas Day was spent aboard the light cruiser USS Roanoke while steaming in the South China Sea on duty to help evacuate Americans … Continue reading

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Would you be tempted? Have you ever read or known of a situation in which a person faced a tough moral or ethical dilemma and made what you know is the right decision, but you asked yourself: Would I have … Continue reading

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