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Tag Archives: birthday
A beautiful day
Today’s my birthday and it was a beautiful day indeed. The sky was blue with not a cloud in sight. Birthday’s are a time for reflection and gratitude. I’m grateful for my parents who made this day possible. I was … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Mom
Today is my Mom’s birthday. Born ninety years ago at a small hospital that no longer exists on the east side of Manhattan. Her Dad was an bailiff in the city courts and her Mom was a court stenographer. Helen … Continue reading
Happy Birthday
Today is the birthday of my lovely wife. Today we celebrate her life and all that she means to all of us who come in contact with her. She’s a remarkable individual with an incredible talent for bringing out the … Continue reading
Fifty-eight years
That’s not a long time for many, but it’s twelve more years than my father got and unless tonight is my last night I stand to have more time yet to live and make a difference. When I look around … Continue reading
Anniversary
Today is the fourth year anniversary of this blog. It’s also my brother Mark’s birthday. Mark will be 56 today. I’m wishing Mark a happy birthday and thankful that I’ve been able to hang around another four years to share … Continue reading
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The Immaculate Conception
Today is my birthday. It’s also the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Besides being my birthday which is an important event in my life I share this wonderful Marian feast. I don’t talk about her much, but Mary holds a … Continue reading
Happy Birthday
Today is the two-hundred and thirty-third birthday of the United States Navy. Much has changed since the 13th of October in 1775 and much has remained the same. The Continental Congress authorized the outfitting of two naval vessels to search … Continue reading
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Twenty-one years
Today is our daughter’s 21st birthday. Wow! Where did the last twenty-one years go? She came into our lives twenty-one years ago and at least in my case completely revised all of my assumptions about girls and women. She has … Continue reading
My sister
Forty-nine years ago, my Mom had to go to the hospital. I was six years old then and really don’t know what I was thinking of. I knew we were going to have a new baby at our house because … Continue reading
Birthday thoughts
Today is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. I read just yesterday that the feast began in 1854. Protestants and the Eastern Church don’t recognize the feast, but it’s dogma in the Roman Church. It’s too bad that the dogma … Continue reading
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