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EBH

April 13, 2022 Uncategorized 8 Comments
Episode #689 April 16, 2022 In recognition of the 45th Annual Easter Beer Hunt and Rib Roast (which is today) i have included here the story of the 20th Annual EBH, perhaps the most memorable of all the parties.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsNWlM3fWmI   We Jump EBH The Easter Beer Hunt (EBH) is a tradition started in 1977. My sister has a birthday that sometimes falls on Easter. In 1977 her birthday was Saturday, the day before Easter. I called her up. “Hey Debbi, I want to throw you an Easter themed birthday party.” “Oh boy. That will be fun,” she said....
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Memory

April 5, 2022 Uncategorized 3 Comments
Episode #688 April 9, 2022 My memory is getting rusty as i get older. A well oiled memory is one that gets used. i exercise my memory whenever possible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdBVJbzkoqo i used to think that men were incapable of remembering more than three things at a time. i practiced that premise every time i left the house. CELL PHONE ID KEYS Check, Check, Check. i was quite good at remembering three things and then came COVID. Now i had to remember to bring a mask. MASK? Remembering four things was difficult at first, but eventually i mastered it. Turns out...
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CD

March 29, 2022 Uncategorized 3 Comments
Episode #687 April 2, 2022 Some time in the early 1990s i was at a K-mart store. i went to the photo film department to pick up some 110 film cartridges for my Kodak Tele-Instamatic 608 camera.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7hgaugoJjw There was no 110 film on the shelves. There were only 35mm film cartridges. i walked over to the music department. There were no vinyl records in the racks. They had all been replaced with CDs (Compact Discs). Had i just stepped through a time portal? Where had the familiar technology gone? It was progress. My camera and my turntable were...
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Regret

March 24, 2022 Uncategorized 4 Comments
Episode #686. March 26, 2022. Having no regrets means testing your mettle at every opportunity.     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDSEtWt9u-A Regret My wife and I are driving around Maui to Hana. We stop for gas where I speak to the attendant. “Anything interesting up ahead?” I ask. “There’s a waterfall in about 5 miles. People jump off it into a pool. Look for a small sign with a picture of a waterfall.” “Thanks,” I said, paying for the gas. Cruising along the road to Hana I see the sign. “Let’s go to the waterfall,” I say as I make the hard right...
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Language of Pain

March 14, 2022 Uncategorized 3 Comments
Episode #685 March 19, 2022 i was gardening in the rock garden when i stepped on a rock.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYjP85DQtqE   The sole of my foot said “pain” (ROCK POKING FOOT - LOSING BALANCE) then my ankle said, “crunch” (I’M FOLDED).  As i went down on one knee my hand brushed the aloe. My cuticle yelled so loud that my mouth said, “?#¥@!” i looked at the finger. A red mark scarred the edge of the nail. Blood welled up under the nail. The nail throbbed with my heart and my hand said, “I’m hurt…I’m hurt…I’m hurt… …”  PRES-SURE, PRES-SURE,...
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Pattern Recognition

March 9, 2022 Uncategorized 1 Comment
Episode #684 March 12, 2022 Joe slipped off a mountain path on a bright, cold day in December. Tumbling down the slope he pushed off rocks and crashed into brush and bramble. His head hit a tree trunk and he passed out.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkk9fvmHDZs His eyes opened. Pain stabbed and pulsed at his body. It came from his left leg, left hand and forehead. “i’m injured,” he thought. Joe looked at his leg. It looked normal, but hurt at the knee. He moved his left hand in front of his eyes to see what hurt. One of the fingers was bent...
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