Family

Teach Them Chess
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September 7, 2011

It’s about life.

They learn consequences. They learn to like winning. They learn that losing isn’t death.

Finally, SUMMER!!!
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September 1, 2011

In Phoenix, September starts SUMMER!!! That’s boldface, capital letters and three exclamation marks.

Into the Clouds
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August 21, 2011

The Cloud seems like a good idea. You put pictures and files into the cloud and others can get them back out no matter where they are: New York, Scottsdale, at a McDonalds in Illinois or the Starbucks in Bucharest.

Dumped!
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August 16, 2011

State Farm says, “your [homeowners] policy will not be renewed”.

I’ve written before about solo shooting in my backyard air pistol range. It’s good iron sight work and, with next to no recoil, it’s a good way to practice that smooth release.

Mom
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December 27, 2008

You can’t really tell one person’s story because, if you know them and they know others, there’s not one story, there are many, and they’re all intertwined. They are much like the roots of a tree, branching, turning, winding themselves around one another, each one growing, expanding and pressing on those nearby.

I Was Born …
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December 21, 2008

I was born on my birthday six days after my father died. I would be 49.

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