My father was a retired minister. 53 years. Presbyterian. I've never known him to miss a Sunday in church. Today will be my first Sunday in my life where Dad wasn't at church. It's a little distressing. The shock of his death Tuesday has lessened to some degree, but since it was so unexpected, there …
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Yesterday was the worst day of my life. My father died suddenly and unexpectedly at my house early yesterday afternoon. I got home from a meeting to find my parents at my house. Dad was mowing my yard for me, which he's done often and is really appreciated. However, shortly after noon, he sat down …
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Liriano a Cy Young candidate via Don't laugh: Liriano a Cy Young candidate - SweetSpot Blog - ESPN. Finally. A season to cheer about in Pittsburgh -- for baseball! After 20 consecutive losing seasons, it's almost August and we're half a game out of first place and playing really well. And Liriano has had a …
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Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin My rating: 5 of 5 stars Steve Martin's autobiography is a charming, witty, humorous, and at times sobering tale of his life as a stand up comedian, including everything that led up to that point. It starts with his family, when he was a boy in …
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Five Novels of the 1960s & 70s by Philip K. Dick My rating: 4 of 5 stars I only read three of the five novels in this anthology, as I already own and have read two of them. So this review will only be about the three I just finished reading. All in all, it …
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