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How cold was it?
On the day after it was minus 10 degrees I heard a person ask a man, “How cold was it yesterday?” His response was, “Oh, it was freezing.” I could not contain myself and said, “Excuse me, but yesterday we passed freezing when the windchill was 40 degrees warmer.” Come on! Freezing? So I was…
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Woodpecker
I think the woodpecker is the bully of the bird feeder. We have a nice woods area and a lot of bird varieties visit our feeder, from turkeys and pigeons, to finches and orioles. There can be 4 or 5 feeding at the same time, or several waiting on the pole for their turn. When…
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Taking shape
I used to think that the game Operation had it right. The shape of the incision is the shape of the bone, just like in the game of Operation. It made me think that surgeons always do that. We have a lot of shapes that do no match. There is a square box on a…
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There is another
Twins. While you may not know it or be aware of this person, somewhere in the world you have a twin. I know, they say that we are all unique, but really, come on. A billion unique people? How about only 500 million? That is still an awful lot, right? We traveled to Europe, and…
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Age or Speed?
Wondering if there is an age for which a person should no longer drive at a speed greater than their age? I had a neighbor who was over 90 years old. He wore these racing shades, backed out of his driveway across the street from my house, and then would take off like a shot.…
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Who we are
In college, I was walking out of the cafeteria as a girl was walking in. Our eyes met briefly, but because we were close enough to each other her eyes quickly went down to scan my whole person. My eyes did the same, and when I returned my view to her face, her eyes were…
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I Hope
I hope that I can always hear the voice of the Teacher, can sometimes be needed by my adult children, and can never pass gas in the reception line for one of my grand children. I hope that people see me for how much of a man I have become, how faithful of a friend…
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Finding Shrek
I actually think that the creator of Shrek came up with his visual for an Ogre while driving an SUV and observing the shadow in front of the car. It makes me smile when I see my shadow. I also think of Peter Pan battling his shadow, so it is a playful thought to consider…
Doc Dave DeWitt 