I went 0-for-3 this past week in answering the bell on consequential phone calls.
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Today’s find: Disconnect
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Today’s find: Lite Brite
Christmas came a bit early for this ol’ Gramps in 2023.
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Today’s find: Holy night, by starlight
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Today’s find: Open up
Returning late Friday afternoon from a mission of mercy, I heard a most troubling sound.
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Today’s find: Crumbles
That’s the way, as they say, the cookie crumbles.
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Today’s find: Reconciliation
My left hip was barking at me Friday night, the product of pickle ball played earlier that day (and probably also a reminder of the golf round played the day before).
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Today’s find: Pressing ‘Pause’
There was a time in the not-too-distant past when I would have been inclined to push on through.
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Today’s find: Rakish
It was with a smidgen of heart-rend that I pitched in to tidy up the back yard this past week.
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Today’s find: Trade-route terror
I’m partial to daylight I’ve decided, especially while driving.
And particularly when driving along Interstate 70 in mid-Missouri.
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Today’s find: Preparations
In the pre-dawn hours at our place this morning, there are obvious hints of the festival to come.
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With Us Still 