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Purple Martin Air Force
Squadron Leader: “Attack Group 1 – “Red alert! I repeat, red alert! Form up on my tail, we’re making a frontal assault” Purple Wing One: “Roger Squadron Leader. Purple Wing One forming on the right.” Purple Wing Two: “Purple Wing Two forming on your left wing, over.” Squadron Leader: “Attack Group 2 – form up on…
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Do You Watch Old Home Movies?
My aunt Sally died last weekend. Her funeral was today. The funeral home people provided my uncle and cousins with a nice memorial page that included a slide show of pictures of Sally. I remember going through pictures of Richard on that night when we found out he was gone. The next day, Sarah, the…
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Full Moon
When I got home from work the other night there was a big ol’ full moon in the midnight sky. Like I do most times the moon lights the sky, I stood there beside my car for several minutes just staring up at it. Richard always liked the moon. As I gazed up into the…
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Daddy’s Little Girl
Today is Sarah’s birthday. And yes, as the title says, she’s daddy’s little girl. My little princess. Always has been, always will be. She was born the day after our first wedding anniversary. In fact, we spent our first anniversary at the hospital. Debbie’s water broke early that morning, so we spent the entire day…
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Anniversaries and Such
Today Debbie and I have been married 28 years. I’ve now been married for half my life. No question, the married half has been better than the single half. I remember standing up there at the front of church, waiting for Debbie to make the trip down the aisle. I didn’t think it would be…