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Airport Shoes
9-11 ushered in many new changes in our lives as we witnessed a horrific event on a grand scale of incomprehension. Many changes occurred in the airport. Security grew into a whole new industry over night. We all had to learn how to adjust to the security procedures that placed wanted assurances on our safety.…
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Work Doctor Physicals
When you have worked for over forty years, you see a few things. I know I have. This uncomfortable memory reared its ugly head the other morning so I decided to jot it down and share the absurdity of it with you. 1988 was an important year for me. My wife and I left New…
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A Lunch Date
Lunch is about to start at a restaurant in an old village somewhere in Mexico. Act One, Scene two. Two friends meet for lunch to catch up. Friend numero-uno is known as Fred, friend number two is Ethel. They arrive at the restaurant at precisely the same time and walk in together. The table is…
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Forever Young
We were all arriving about the same time and filing into the building, destination upstairs. There was a ramp inside that turned once and finished at the second floor, which was an open area with a stage, dance floor, tables & chairs, and a bar. The crowd was moving slowly. Some of the guests were…
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Teenager Seeking Job Opportunity
$700 dollars, that’s all I needed. But it’s 1980 and to a teenage kid trying to finish high school that’s a lot of money. One of my friends in school wanted me to sign up for the senior trip to Hawaii. I had never flown in a plane before nor had I ever vacationed with…
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Tit Joke
I know Kathy reads my stories and I hope she doesn’t mind me telling this one. She is the key player in this little moment. From the title, you already know that I am going to, once again, get a little vulgar and trashy. But I think you will enjoy the circumstances around this awkward…
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Chiropractor Farts
If you are expecting this story to end well, then maybe you should just stop now. My closest friends know that I don’t like to get vulgar, unless of course I have to, so now I am writing this story. The events that are about to play out are all true. I hold my readers…
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Crème Brûlée in O’Malleys Pub
Before I begin I just want to say that I asked my wife first if I could write this story. She is the protagonist here in this story and this is a tragedy, so it doesn’t really go well for her. Few people can say they don’t like Crème Brûlée. It is a masterpiece for…
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My Big Birthdays
Well for starters, happy birthday to me! Today is my birthday! Whoo Hoo! I thought it would be fun to recount some of my big birthday moments. So let’s get started. My 10th birthday: I lived on Cherry street. I celebrated my birthday with aunts, uncles, cousins, close family members, cake, candles and ice cream.…
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The Easter Bunny Scandal
It was 1972, I was ten years old and my younger brother, Charlie, was six. We lived in a very modest home in Hammond, Indiana. We didn’t have much but we did have loving parents and siblings and managed to gather up enough memories for a lifetime. My parents had four children, ages 6 to…
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Finding the Perfect Mousetrap
If you have ever owned and sold a home you know the stress and frustration that comes with it when you decide to sell. There are so many things to consider. There are big dollars to be paid out and received. There is the painful effort of pre-packing, then packing, then loading, then transporting, then…
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My 3rd Rail Tale
Commuting by train can be a time and money saving solution when working in a big city. Chicago has a train system, the Chicago Transit Authority or CTA that moves thousands of people in and out of the city every day. The convenience of using mass transit is balanced with the frustrations that come with…