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A Lesson In Being Prepared
Sometimes lessons learned early are forgotten until something serves as a stark reminder of what we once knew. I have always prided myself on being prepared, on looking at all the reasonable possibilities and being ready to deal with whichever … Continue reading
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Getting Back on the Horse
“You have to get back up on the horse that threw you.” Words of wisdom which I believe to be true. But, in all honesty, it has been years since I was even on a horse and even then I … Continue reading
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It Was Twenty Years Ago Today…
It started out as a boyhood dream… On a cold winter’s night sometime during the 1982-83 hockey season I was sitting in front of a small black and white TV at my grandmother’s house and I was rotating the dial … Continue reading
A Lesson In Being Prepared
Sometimes lessons learned early are forgotten until something serves as a stark reminder of what we once knew. I have always prided myself on being prepared, on looking at all the reasonable possibilities and being ready to deal with whichever … Continue reading
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Ah, it’s like the first time you fall in love.
I remember the night we bought my first car. My dad and I had been looking at a number of cars over a period of several months but none had met his specific criteria for an acceptable vehicle for me. … Continue reading
