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Salt Water Taffy

Years ago we went to San Francisco for vacation. We visited a certain store and watched them make salt water taffy, one of my wife’s favorite candies. They mixed the ingredients and then stretched the taffy across two arms of a machine. Once the machine started, the arms stretched and pulled the taffy for aContinue reading “Salt Water Taffy”

Posted byJim GleasonJune 26, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Salt Water Taffy

Hard Hearts

Posted byJim GleasonJune 26, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Hard Hearts

Cheerful Consolations

We’ve all been there. The problems pile up so much that we can’t see the top of the pile. In fact, we are under the pile. It becomes so overwhelming that we have no idea where to start. At the same time we are liable to think that no one cares about our troubles orContinue reading “Cheerful Consolations”

Posted byJim GleasonJune 25, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Cheerful Consolations

Consolations

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Imaginary Impact

When I was young, I was a huge Los Angeles Dodgers fan. I would listen to Vin Scully broadcast the game every night. I had received a small transistor radio for Christmas and would lay awake, well past my bedtime, listening to the game. I would even keep score on the wooden slats of myContinue reading “Imaginary Impact”

Posted byJim GleasonJune 24, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Imaginary Impact

Glorious Forever

Posted byJim GleasonJune 24, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Glorious Forever

Hello!

Just over two years ago I had brain surgery. After the surgery I had to regain my strength. I chose to start walking. With somebody alongside me to make sure I didn’t fall, I started walking around our apartment complex. I started with short distances and eventually built up to longer distances.I received a lotContinue reading “Hello!”

Posted byJim GleasonJune 23, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Hello!

Daily Praises

Posted byJim GleasonJune 23, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Daily Praises

Memorial Service

Yesterday, we attended the memorial service of a friend. As we get older we seem to attend more and more of these services. Friends and family members are passing away. We realize that our own passing is quickly approaching also. I have lived far longer than I expected. My father and his father died young.Continue reading “Memorial Service”

Posted byJim GleasonJune 22, 2021June 22, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Memorial Service

Number Our Days

Posted byJim GleasonJune 22, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Number Our Days

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