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The Dinner Party: Old School Cool

The Dinner Party: Old School Cool

This year for Valentine’s Day, my wife and I had a small dinner party (calm down, COVID enthusiasts, there were only six of us, and we’ve all recently been tested).  Three couples, a nice dinner in our home, and some after-dinner games and conversation – all very simple, yet we had a marvelous time. I was thinking today that this used to be a common thing (and I mean decades ago, not merely since the pandemic made everyone a prisoner…

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The End of an Era: My Local Poker Game

The End of an Era: My Local Poker Game

They say time changes everything.  Sadly, I lost a friend this past week.  Her name was Nell Simmers.  She was 81.  For many years, she lived in a small house behind mine – just across the alleyway.  Nell was the kind of grand lady whose personality instantly made whoever she was with feel at ease, and she’d talk to you as if she had known you her entire life, even if she just met you.  A true local gem.  As…

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