This blog is dedicated to Fred Clarke, John Wise, Dave Huerta and the late Al Schafer.

It is the last line in the classic film, Stand By Me: “I never had any friends later on, like the ones I had when I was twelve…Jesus….does anyone?” Fade to black. Roll the credits.

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Resentment is like a glass of poison that a man drinks; then he sits down and waits for his enemy to die. ~ Nelson Mandela

I was driving home the other day listening to a talk radio show. This woman called in for advice, but all she really wanted to do was vent. [...]

I decided to put together a slideshow for my parent’s 50th wedding anniversary. I dug deep into the old boxes of photographs stored beneath the stairs. That’s me being held up by my brother and sister when I was around two. Not surprisingly, as I sifted through the albums, childhood memories came rushing back [...]