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When I saw a Facebook ad promoting a Queen concert in Nashville, I immediately opened it. There are three bands I’d like to see live before I’m too old to hear: AC/DC, KISS, and Queen. AC/DC doesn’t tour as far as I know although there are always rumors. KISS is on...
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My mother-in-law can be a pain in the ass sometimes. Last weekend, her and my father-in-law came over to visit. She asked me a question about something, and I gave her an answer. She told me she was impressed that I knew that. “Mom,” I replied, “You may not believe...
Growth, Professional Development
The great fish moved silently through the night water, propelled by short sweeps of its crescent tail. In 1974, I read a book that would change my life forever. Over the past few months, I developed a new habit of reading. My Grandma, on my dad’s side, stayed with us...
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We moved into the house I grew up in back in 1967 when I was four. A year later, my mom gave birth to my little brother Marshall. The house had a HUGE yard by Southern California standards. I remember my dad bragging that we had a “tenth of an acre!” It was a mess...
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The summer between 8th grade and high school was a blast. It was 1978 and I was looking forward to a new school. It was too early to think about football since it was only June, and I wasn’t even sure I wanted to play. I did great in 8th grade flag football and of...
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Back in 1976, when I was 12, I attended a K-8 Lutheran school. My sixth-grade class was planning a mission trip over a long weekend down to Tijuana Mexico. This was exciting for me for a couple of reasons. First, TJ, as we referred to it back then, had some of the...
