Christmas
Rochester, NY Christmas has come and gone with much anticipation and fanfare. All of the shopping and planning has panned out to big smiles and hugs from those receiving your gifts. As much as Christmas is a marketers dream, they have still made it a lot of fun for me. It is a great feeling when you pick out the gift that you know the receiver will enjoy. We did the holiday up in its entirety yesterday. The 8:30 AM time was decided upon on Christmas Eve, after a church session filled with carols and singing. I’ve been a bit under the weather and you could’ve put me right up there...
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The feet are sore, the legs tight, the patience short, and the wallet lighter, but the Christmas shopping has ended. I once again made the hellacious quest to the mall to battle for a parking spot, battle the crowds, and deal with all of the choices one makes when picking out gifts for people. As much as I dislike the process, I seem to do pretty good with my choices. Now it’s on to the even worse part, the wrapping…
Read MoreA Celebration
Rochester, NY As the choir sang and Tony slammed the piano, I looked around at a church that hadn’t been that full in many years. Kleenexes dabbed the corners of eyes and took away sniffles. There were consoling rubbing of shoulders. The black shirts and dresses did not give off doom and gloom. There were tears, but there were also smiles. This was the way a funeral should be, a Celebration of Life and a Passing to Eternal Life. John Miller, a great man, my confirmation sponsor, and a man my father admired, died this week. He fought hard and long with heart failure. For years we would...
Read MoreHospital
Rochester, NY 9:09 PM I just got back from visiting my uncle in the hospital. It is never fun when the phone rings later than normal and there is a different tone of voice on the other end. He went in Monday and should be out tomorrow. He is OK now and they caught stuff before anything got out of hand, but looking at him, my big uncle, lying in the hospital bed, it made me think. Life is short and we have to take advantage of all that we can. We have to hug the people that are close to us and let them know they are close to us. And live the life you want to live. I have been cranking out...
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Rochester, NY 9:53 AM w has reached NY in full force. All I can see is the white stuff. It’s pretty to look at from here, but not so pretty when I bundle up to go outside, brush off my cold car, scrape the ice off, and then get in and try and warm up. I ventured out this weekend for the start of my Christmas shopping. I timed it out to be at the mall when most people weren’t and found myself there at 10:30 PM on Friday. Progress was made. As much as I don’t like the mall, I don’t seem to mind shopping for people all that much. Saturday was the gym, UNC basketball, and...
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