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Happy Birthday Noah

Today is my son Noah’s 46th birthday. My gift to him and to myself is to write a piece about him and my feelings for him. Noah is my youngest child. He has an older sister, Sarah, who is determined to be the best at everything she does, and usually

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Looking For My Tickle

Tickling your opponent to win a UFC fight. What comes to mind? Sheer unmanliness? Bush league? Genius? Something very close to that actually happened last

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How a Cookie Crumbled

Children, let me tell you a story. There once was a wonderful little cookie with a delicious white filling between two chocolatey layers. My mother

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Embrace the Mess

Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, was the last day before my supposed vacation started, which is today, as I write this. I felt like I was

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