MARCH 21, 2009 10:13AM

4000 miles but who is counting.....

I just hit the 4000 mile mark today since I started tracking my combined treadmill miles and stationary bike miles on January 1, 2007 (kind of a New Years resolution that I actually kept).  I realize I am not going to be asked on any Olympic team as a result, or… Read full post »
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MARCH 1, 2009 2:02PM

Traveling back in time

Two weeks ago I found out from my mom that an old neighbor of ours died.  Her son and I grew up together on the north side of Chicago in the late 60’s and early 70’s; he lived across the alley and down a house.  My mom went to the wake/… Read full post »
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DECEMBER 6, 2008 11:45AM

Lights off, candles lit, lets drive!

 

It was Easter in the late 60’s or early 70’s (these years all seemed to blend together) and we were at the candle light service at St. Nicholas Church near Narragansett and Diversey in Chicago.  It is an Albanian Orthodox Church (my mom’s side is Greek Orthodox) and it w/… Read full post »

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NOVEMBER 30, 2008 10:55AM

Delivering cookies with mom at Christmas time 1977

At Thanksgiving we were sharing old stories and my mom mentioned, “Do you recall when you helped me delivery cookies at Christmas many years ago?”  I did and I proceeded to tell the story. It was 1977 and I was driving my mom around the area to deliver cookies she had… Read full post »
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NOVEMBER 23, 2008 1:47PM

Can you know things without direct information?

Many of my family believed my grandmother had abilities that allowed her to see into the future.  This concept has always fascinated me since I have had numerous situations throughout my life where I have made comments or jokes and they have come true or been true.  One of the first/… Read full post »
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NOVEMBER 16, 2008 8:53AM

Are we kept running so we do not think?

At our lunchtime discussion at work the other day a question was raised regarding the pace at which we work, play and eventually die (although I hope to beat that one) – “Is there a conspiracy out there that keeps us rushing and running so we are not able or capable… Read full post »
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NOVEMBER 11, 2008 8:28PM

How close are you to the zero point in the grid of life?

I was reflecting on being 50 years old the other day (and still denying that I was slowing down in any form or fashion) and I was thinking about life.  Specifically, when you are younger life gives you many things as you are growing up, you get taller and taller.  You/… Read full post »
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