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Author: Rick Thues

Good Luck, Bad Luck & Dumb Luck

October 28, 2022 Uncategorized 9 Comments
Episode #717 October 29, 2022 I bumped into George at the University of Notre Dame. We were moving into Grace Hall residence dorm. George needed a hand moving his gear up to his room, which was down the hall from mine.     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiTmgxT1wUU “Need some help?” I asked. “Great. I’ve got some heavy duffels down in the car,” said George. Down at the car were four military duffel bags. “What are these?” “I’m ROTC Army. This is my military gear.” Back at George’s room I wondered aloud, “Have you been ROTC long?” “This is my fourth year. I came...
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A Good Story

October 16, 2022 Uncategorized 1 Comment
Episode #716 October 22, 2022 I have had an interesting life. It is fodder for interesting stories. In my experience, life is at once the most gripping and unbelievable thing we tell.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfCLt0kTd5E In college I was thrown together with people whom I did not know. They also did not know me. An effective tool for building friendship is to understand another’s story. I would tell my stories to my housemates. One housemate in particular, John, was skeptical of what I said. “I was driving my motorcycle in the rain,” I told. “The street was slippery. I took a...
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Max Car

October 10, 2022 Uncategorized 3 Comments
Episode #715 October 15, 2022 The Focus was getting older. 170,000 miles in seven years served us well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFg13rHCF44 Seven years ago we were seeing the demise of our Prius. It had exceeded 200,000 miles, burned through a battery pack and electrical problems were presenting. We looked for a new car. At the Enterprise used rental car lot we were looking for low cost, low milage sedans. I was chatting with the salesman next to a white Chevy Cruze when I realized that Paula was missing. I looked around and over there I saw her sitting in a red Ford...
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Save You From Yourself

October 6, 2022 Uncategorized 5 Comments
Episode #714 October 8, 2022 Do people want to save you from yourself? How does that sound to you? Whose job is it to save you in this life?   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vbCb6hAsuI Some of the people around me want to think for me. They remind me of the obvious, lead me with their ideas, do things for me, contradict my beliefs, monitor my actions and watch my six. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDUjeR01wnU Some want to focus me, guide me and specialize me. I am a generalist. Specialization is for insects. In the name of protection I am guarded, limited, restricted and regulated. My options...
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Cat Person

September 26, 2022 Uncategorized 2 Comments
Episode #713 October 1, 2022 My first pet was a kitty named Tippi. His name was short for tipsy because as a kitten he stumbled around the house in a drunken walk.       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqjuzqcuHYg Tippi soon asserted his personality. He dashed around the house taking corners 2 feet up the wall. When his water dish was empty Tippi drank from the toilet. If he got outside Tippi would bolt over the fence and hang out in the neighbor’s yard. My father fashioned a rope and collar with a screw-in boat anchor attached to the end. He did not...
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Matters of LIFE and DEATH

September 20, 2022 Uncategorized 5 Comments
Episode #712 September 24, 2022 "Matters of LIFE and DEATH" is a collection of short stories by the writers' group Writers Anonymous. Your host, Ricki T Thues (AKA the iMentor) contributed four stories to this anthology.     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=basMvtJQtqc Writers Anonymous is made up of classmates from the Servite High School class of 1971. Ten writers contributed stories dealing with life and death and near death experiences. Together, this group has applied their collective 700 years of experience to the writing of 30 captivating stories. Led by their classmate and editor, David Molina, this group of writers have acquired their...
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