So after our break in of two weeks ago, we now have a home security system in place. We signed with ADS Security, a regional home security company with a good reputation and we now have an alarm system in place on all four doors, as well as interior motion sensors. We also have signs …
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Dad’s Frugality
My parents have always been frugal. When I was younger, I thought of them as cheap. Miserly often. Don't get me wrong -- there was always food on the table and I had comforts I took for granted, frankly. It's just that I graduated from an affluent high school where my peers were driving Porsche's. …
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It’s Over
Dad's funeral was Friday in Knoxville and now we're back in Chattanooga. It's over. It's really hard to believe, surreal even. It just doesn't make sense that he was alive and well two weeks ago and now he's buried in the ground. It seems cruel. As my wife said, though, at least my mother and …
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Bad Week
Today, we're going up to Knoxville for Dad's funeral tomorrow. It's going to be a very long day tomorrow. We have 27 family members driving and flying in from all over the country. It'll be good to see them. I'm going to speak. I hope I do well. I hope I don't break down in …
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Old Diary Excerpts
On April 11th, I wrote a post called Finding My Old Diaries in which I told of finding 16 old diaries of mine dating from 1984 to 1992 in an old box I haven't touched since the '90s. I've been slowly reading through them. I'm now on volume 7, starting July 29, 1987. I've realized …
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