What determines whether you are a “Have” or “Have Not”? You might own a nice BMW car that you have driven for over ten years. Will others automatically think you are a Have? But little did they know that I had purchased the car used from my neighbor who owned a small shop that located …
Yesterday, as I was returning from an appointment, I noticed a sticker on the rear window of an SUV. It was round with a horizontal line splitting the circle. On the top, it read “New Driver.” And on the bottom half, it read, “Please be kind.” The message hit me hard. First, we shouldn’t have …
What was your excuse today? I planned to exercise, but with temperatures so steamy, I told myself, “It’s too hot!” Or “I’ll do it tomorrow.” I planned to call my sick friend, but I might bother her, or she could be sleeping. I intended to send a birthday card to my mom’s dear friend, but …
WOW! What a way to start the summer. Heat advisories are cautioned from the south to the northeast before June 21st, the first day of summer. I don’t know about you, but I’m looking for new and different ways to survive this summer heat, possibly finding a cooler place to vacation. I recently read an …
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Our great nation, the United States of America, celebrates Flag Day each year on June 14th. What does it mean to you? Why do we celebrate this day? The Flag Act of 1777 was passed in Philadelphia by the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, which resolution approved the official flag for a new …
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I’m excited to announce this week is the first anniversary of my blog – Goodbye-Girl. I want to start by thanking all those readers who faithfully read my blog. I hope that I have been tackling issues you are interested in and will benefit from. I have approximately 300+ email subscribers, and my wish is …
My father applied to serve his country in WWII, only to be declined after they noticed the gaping scars on his right arm from surgery at two. His brother, Jim, two years older, enlisted in the Air Force. Jim served as a waist gunner at the middle door of a B17 bomber. Serving numerous missions, …
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These school shootings are devastating—the horrific loss of life this week in Uvalde, Texas, cuts close to home in several ways. I lived in Uvalde as a sophomore in high school. That’s where I got my driver’s license. That’s where I had my first date. I played varsity volleyball for Uvalde High School. That’s where …
Did you ever have one of those days, weeks, or months when you say to yourself, maybe I should go back to bed, or perhaps I should not make such grand plans because they might be canceled, or perhaps I shouldn’t drive anywhere because I might wreck the car? I’m having one of those days, …
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I don’t know about you, but free time – truly free time – doesn’t come around all that often. Since I am retired, family and friends that are not retired yet, seem to have the idea that those that are retired have all the time in the world at our fingertips. But they are sorely …
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