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Along with a lot of other things, this pandemic has added words and phrases to our every day. I doubt many people understood “pandemic” until …
It’s been almost a year since my knee replacement. To say that it has been an eventful year is clearly an understatement. COVID, elections, ri…
It’s getting colder outside, forcing people inside a bit more. I’ve got several thoughts on this.
Youth sports are under fire from a lot of different directions. I know that a lot of parents keep their kids away from football because of a f…
I’m going to preach an old sermon today. It’s about COVID again.
There’s a story going around social media about two ladies that are out on a walk. One lady’s husband has recently died. The other lady is whi…
This is more often than not a “feel good” piece. I’ll admit that. I’ve never thought it was my place to be critical or negative. I try to be e…
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“Life is like a camera. Focus on what’s important, develop from the negatives, and if things don’t work out, take another shot!”
Goodbyes can be hard. You have goodbyes that are “see you later” and you have goodbyes that mean “farewell.”
When you are reading this, a couple of huge football games will be over. Huge. Enormous.
I’m going to address sports and COVID-19 one more time (Well, maybe. I don’t know. No promises). It hasn’t gone away. It won’t go away until w…
I’ve had several questions this week about how we do things. By “we,” I’m referring to the athletic trainers at each of our schools whose job …
I had a topic for today. The column was half written. But then a couple of events changed everything.
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This is going to seem like it’s all over the place. Well, actually it will be. That’s the way my brain works sometimes. Or not at all.
I admit it … I do occasionally go lacking for ideas for this space. After 34 years, that’s inevitable. Most of the time it’s just that I don’t…
I was driving to work one morning this week when I saw four people crossing the street on the Greenbelt. As I passed them, I realized that I k…
Anybody that knows me sees that question and knows that I have my tongue firmly planted in my cheek.
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
It’s been six months since I had my knee replacement surgery so I thought I would catch you up a bit.
I turned to a family member this week for ideas for this space. She told me “well, you haven’t written about your newest grandchild yet.”
How do we return to exercising and respect social distancing?
Maybe it’s too early. Maybe people aren’t ready to think in these terms. But there is no denying that the future will bring us a “new normal,”…
I received a note from a reader this week, mostly appreciating what I didn’t have to say about COVID-19. But she did add, “Tell us this — what…
I will not write about Covid-19. I will not write about Covid-19. I will NOT write about Covid-19.
Coronavirus. Doom and gloom. Fear the Beast.
Just this week, Governor Lee announced that the Safer at Home order will expire on April 30th, allowing the reopening of businesses across the state.
I struggled this week to find anything to write about that was NOT about the coronavirus. That’s all anyone is talking about. In healthcare, i…
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