It’s a Choice!
When my two girls were in grade school, we were at the pet store picking up hamster supplies. When we were checking out, I noticed that the cashier, about high school age, seemed to be having a bad day. As…
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Family
Coyotes, Meerkats, And Coati Mundis
After living in Connecticut for a year where my first daughter was born, we thought it would be best for raising a baby girl if we were around my wife’s mother and her sisters, who lived in Florida. We moved…
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A Great Time to Quit Smoking – Part One
I had just turned 25 years old and was working at a garage business in Connecticut that my father and I had started jointly when I was 21. I had given him a six-month notice in March of that year…
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Metamorphosis
It seems like it was a lifetime ago. I woke up one morning not feeling very well. As soon as my feet hit the floor that day I headed for the bathroom and threw up. My wife, returning from her…
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Our Buddy System In Cozumel
One of the most memorable things for me was when my third wife and I went on a cruise ship from West Palm Beach to Key West, Cancun and Cozumel. I had just turned 40 and I remember learning that…
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What The Hell Is A Sea Cow?
Okay. I admit it. When I came to Florida from New England about 40 years ago, I knew nothing about things Florida except how clear the ocean water at the beach was, how sunny the days were year round and…
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