Camaraderie
It was September 1971. I was 20 years old and two months from leaving Chu Lai, South Viet Nam, realizing the completion of my obligation for military service. The “enemy” that day was either a monsoon or a typhoon. Our…
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We Pray With Our Feet
In the church I had attended for ten years with my third wife, I learned about being a “prayer partner” and “prayer warrior” and learned what a “prayer project” was. As prayer partners or prayer counselors, we pray with people…
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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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In A Smile
Best Exit Interview Ever
When I first started working in a production facility in Florida, they put me on the second shift as an assistant supervisor. The department I worked in performed an operation that put a coating on racks of parts and then…
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Burnt Bridge Barracuda
When Ryan was 15, I was in the habit of picking him up on Saturday afternoons to go fishing. Actually, it was entirely possible that he would have friends over and instead of fishing we got lunch and talked about…
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A Tribute To Trouble
Back when I was a line supervisor in a production facility, I had a cubicle adjacent to the production floor for an office. One day a young lady from a neighboring department named Bernadette appeared in the doorway, wanting to…
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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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