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Frozen ‘TV Dinners’ were invented to fix a colossal mistake

Posted on June 19, 2022

Living (and loving) Life

Chances are you’re familiar with the frozen meals sold in grocery stores.

You know the ones I’m talking about. They usually come in a tray that includes some sort of meat entrée (Salisbury steak, anyone?) along with a couple of vegetables and/or a dessert item.

When I was growing up those frozen meals were referred to as “TV dinners”.

Busy moms seemed to love them but most everyone else preferred enjoying a home-cooked meal.

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Whether you like an old song could well depend on the memories you associate with it

Posted on June 15, 2022

Living (and loving) Life

If you’re like most people, hearing an old song come on the radio brings back one or more old memories.

And truth be told, those memories can be either good memories or bad memories.

The thing is, the memories you have attached to an old song will often determine whether you like that song or not.

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Are you a caregiver? Wireless doorbells make excellent (and inexpensive) ‘Call Buttons’

Posted on June 6, 2022

Living (and loving) Life

Note: The links in this post are affiliate links.

Are you a caregiver who regularly assists someone who needs frequent help with the basics of day-to-day life?

If so, you’re probably constantly on edge, worried that you might not hear their call for help while you’re doing something in a distant room.

Well I have a suggestion that just might help put your mind at ease: Use a wireless doorbell as a call button.

Here are several reasons why these devices are perfectly suited for this purpose: [Read more…]

Video: Marty Stuart fiddling the “Orange Blossom Special” (at 13 years old)

Posted on June 5, 2022

Living (and loving) Life

Most fans of Country and Bluegrass music know Marty Stuart as a master musician who excels on the guitar and mandolin, but truth be told he can play most anything with strings on it.

I was checking some videos last night when I happened upon one featuring Marty playing the timeless fiddle classic “Orange Blossom Special” on – you guessed it – a fiddle.

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Honoring the heroes who purchased our freedom

Posted on May 29, 2022

Arlington National Cemetery

“Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it.”
     -–Unknown

We Americans often take the gift of freedom that we all enjoy for granted, never giving much thought to what was required in order to attain it and keep it.

It’s often said that “freedom isn’t free“, and that’s definitely true. Freedom had to be purchased, and keeping it requires a recurring payment that must be made on a continuous basis.

I have come to believe that few among us have a clear understanding of the sheer magnitude of that enormous cost.  [Read more…]

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