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Trying To Avoid The Bulk Balk

I, like most people, I imagine, have a love-hate relationship with the big bulk stores — you know, Costco, Sam’s Club, the stores so large that they usually sit on a street named after them, the stores with shipment garage doors so massive they must have ordered them used from a UFO hangar at Area 51. There is much to love and hate about these bulk businesses. On one hand, they are always so crowded that I’m confident I’ll be arrested for ginormous-cart-related manslaughter — or at the very least find myself on the receiving end of a class action suit on behalf of the ...

Spread A Little Love With Love INC

This week, I’d like to highlight an important and exciting organization that does so much for the area: Love INC. This organization, also known as Love In The Name of Christ, serves as a bridge between the church, ministries and organizations and our neighbors in need. Through partnerships with area churches and businesses, Love INC is able to assist with household furnishings, baby items, toiletries, cleaning products, minor auto and household repairs, rides to appointments and grocery shopping, Christmas assistance and referrals for other services within the community for those in ...

‘Wives, Sweethearts And Concubines’

“Marriage lasting for a single breeding season seems best suited to the life of most birds and is the most frequently practiced form of bird matrimony.” Again, I am quoting from “The Family Life of Birds” which has been written by Hans D. Dossenbach. He continues, “[t]o be sure, there are many other kinds of partnerships. Many more birds than is commonly believed, for example, remain with the same partner for years. But who can claim intimate knowledge of the ‘love life’ of all the vivacious, feathered species? Be that as it may, among most species the marriage partners ...

Sally Arrives With An Interesting Surprise

The third installment was met with a surprise. Sally arrived with Roosevelt. They sat adjoining one another. Sally introduced us, we shook hands, and we proceeded. Roosevelt, thank you for coming. Sally, what have you shared with Roosevelt ahead of coming together today? Sally turned to Roosevelt. “Do you remember what we talked about, honey?” Roosevelt made a gesture suggesting uncertainty. “Let me remind you, dear. We went out for dinner and a couple of drinks. At the bar, I told you about going to counseling. You looked confused and clueless. I explained to you that your ...

Snowsuits Can Make Winter More Fun

I recently saw a photo of a friend’s baby with his snowsuit. It was a two-piece set I think but he did not have on any leggings. There was a snowsuit that was passed down through the family that I remember. It was light green and very silky. You had to be careful when you carried the baby that they did not slip out of your grasp. There are pictures of my niece and nephews in that suit as well as my own two children. There are also pictures of several other babies in it. While I know that babies outgrow things quickly, that suit was really made to last. My son had it on when he ...

You Can’t Fix S—–

In my wife Sally’s long time job, a lot’s been taught and learned by children, mainly under the age of four. There are crafts to do, lessons in sharing toys and supplies, and restroom procedures (i.e. flush, wash, hang towel). They’re taught how to pick up after themselves. There are lessons in patience, not leaving the lunch, or snack, table until everyone is finished, and these are just a small fraction of the things taught and hoping to instill in these children at a very early stage of their lives. One other major thing that’s stressed a lot with these children, is respect ...