Today is our last full day in Hilton Head - we start our return home in the morning. And like most of the days here, we didn't have big plans. But our friends, Steve and Patty, had located some real…
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I was eighteen, at the end of my sophomore year in college, when my maternal grandfather, Victor E. LaRue, died 39 years ago today. I was very close to him - and I thought the world would come to an…
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Janet and I spent the day today with our friends, Steve and Patty. We live next door to them in Carmel, and always enjoy their company. So when we had the chance to come to Hilton Head and visit them,…
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Well, I am in Hilton Head still, and I am frustrated beyond belief - not that I don't want to write to you, but it is already after midnight, and I can't get an internet connection. I just got off…
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Janet and I are in Hilton Head tonight. We started out around ten this morning, and frankly, since we weren't tired, we drove all the way here rather than divide the trip into two days. The most remarkable thing about…
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Tonight, Janet and I went to the Palladium, part of the new Center for the Performing Arts, in Carmel, and heard a great concert by Marvin Hamlisch. In fact, afterwards we were invited backstage to actually meet him. Normally, its…
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It was a beautiful day today, and for the first time this season, I did a little work outside. Not much - just getting the large pots out for planting pansies in several weeks. And, I took one of the…
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Every once in a while, you meet someone who is special - someone who seems like she has been put on this earth to serve others. Well, Janet and I have been blessed this last year by getting to know…
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Even though today is March 17th, St. Patrick's Day, I have always thought of it as the day before I entered the business world. Back in 1974, I graduated from the University of Illinois on March 15th, and started working…
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I have been, as you know, quite busy lately, and I find myself saying,"I can only do what I can do." I have to set priorities and make sure that I get the important things in my life done. Sometimes,…
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