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Define “young”. I was young in my 20’s and 30’s, and now that I am in the elderly stage of my life I consider anyone under social security age as young. For purpose of this essay I’ll interpret “young” to mean my pre-puberty years and I’ll list my beloved childhood games. There were board games
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I think it’s fair to say that with respect to most holidays my family did not celebrate them so much as observe them. Thanksgiving and Christmas were the exceptions. Also, I think everyone in the family rightfully celebrated April 9 of each year with joy and gratitude. I was about 10 years old when I
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My family did not stray far from home for vacations. Part of the reason is that Uncle Bill and Aunt Ann were innately stay at home people, and my Dad had only one weeks’ vacation which meant that long trips were improbable. So most years we just visited nearby lakes and local attractions. As I
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When I was in 7th grade I was assigned to an altar boy team that included Wally Brill. He was the son of our long-time family doctor and was a year younger than me (and about 100 pounds heavier). We struck up a friendship that continued into our college years. During that period I spent
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I’ve been to most of the major cities in the United States, and have visited cities in Canada, Europe (Rome, Paris, London), and Dublin in my beloved Ireland. I wish I had traveled more internationally and toured cities like Melbourne, Tokyo, Jerusalem, Madrid, Athens, and Dubai. But I doubt that any city can surpass my
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This inquiry about bravery is so demonstrably irrelevant and regrettably inapplicable to me. I’m a coward, an admittedly committed coward. I always have been and always will be. Except when it comes to food and drink (and in the past, tobacco), I am not one to take chances or accept risks. That should be the
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“Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear where The Lone Ranger rides again – Hi-Ho Silver, Away.” Those words were voiced to the playing of William Tell Overture in introducing each episode of The Lone Ranger and Tonto, his Kemo Sabe, both on the radio and later on television. I remember listening
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