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Holding Onto Green:  A Perspective On Staying Young

By The Paper of Montgomery County | November 14, 2022

I just came back from spending a few days in Tennessee and then Colorado with my youngest daughter.  While I was at her house in Nashville, I walked out into…

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There Will Be Dragons . . . Conclusion

By The Paper of Montgomery County | November 1, 2022

After the incident the first night Rick and Reba moved in, it was several days before I saw them again. Perhaps it was embarrassment or just coincidence our paths didn’t…

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What Jimmy Missed

By The Paper of Montgomery County | September 14, 2022

Jimmy, who lived six doors down from me on Pike Street, died when he was seven years old. He rode past my house once on a red Schwinn bike with…

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Insect Sentience And The Yellow Jacket Effect

By The Paper of Montgomery County | September 6, 2022

Last Thursday, I was having a great day. I went to lunch with a dear friend, spent an hour perusing the sale racks at Kohl’s (didn’t buy a thing, though)…

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My Life In A Tropical Depression

By The Paper of Montgomery County | August 28, 2022

I do not like summer. There. I admit it and if any of my friends or family read this, I know you are giving me the stink-eye. I realize there…

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How Much Is That Five Dollar Dog?

By The Paper of Montgomery County | August 22, 2022

I went to a pool party last week.  I haven’t been in a bathing suit since the early 2010s and I didn’t intend to wear one that day, either.  Some…

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Wishing Dad A Happy Birthday

By The Paper of Montgomery County | August 15, 2022

My father would have turned 94 yesterday. He died 27 years ago, alone, in an apartment in California. He left the area when I was a toddler. The only real…

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What’s On Your Playlist?

By The Paper of Montgomery County | August 7, 2022

It’s been 52 years since the Class of 1970 flipped their tassels. Crawfordsville High School graduates from that year are finally going to celebrate their 50th reunion, postponed twice because…

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You Are Enough And That’s Enough Said

By The Paper of Montgomery County | July 31, 2022

After rushing around on Tuesday and completely misjudging the time I had left to make it to Indianapolis to my doctor’s for my six month Medicare checkup, I was informed…

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Who Smokes Tiparillos? A Mystery in My Midst

By The Paper of Montgomery County | July 25, 2022

 Early in the course of the Covid pandemic, I squeezed into my knee-high muck boots, donned a pair of latex gloves, snatched a trash bag and the pooper scooper (nicknamed…

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