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Who Do We Thank?
The U.S revolutionary war with Great Britain was over. Tens of thousands of men were dead—-all for the cause of a free republic had come to be called…
Feb 4, 2023
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Two Four Barrels
Please accept this story as a gift. It is intended to most certainly be that. Gifts mark an occasion, of course—they commemorate. This one marks an…
Feb 4, 2023
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They Called Him Lupi
They called him “Lupi.” Because he was clumsy and awkward and childlike. Even at 57. They thought he needed to be more “responsible”–less…
Feb 4, 2023
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The Yard Went On Forever
Courtesy of Mr. Richard Harris from “The Yard Went On Forever”, written by Mr. Jimmy Webb and released in the year of our Lord 1968: “And a man could…
Feb 4, 2023
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Tell Them You Love Them
It’s an exploding issue: not enough time to do what you need/want to do. And, it’s only going to get worse as we complicate the world more and more. For…
Feb 4, 2023
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Sunsets
Metaphorically, the sunset was appropriate. How the years had flown.Thanks for reading Hal’s Newsletter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and…
Feb 4, 2023
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Somethin's Happenen Here
Buffalo Springfield. Cream. Vanilla Fudge. Which car did they go with? It’s that way with me. Hear a song, connect it with my car at the time, then with…
Feb 4, 2023
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Service Station
Have you ever had something so good, so you, so real, in your life that you wished you could will it back into being? That you needed to will it back…
Feb 4, 2023
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Not Even A Mouse Or A Sparrow
When I was much, much younger, I often wondered what it was going to be like to be–say–60–or so. The Christmases came and went in blind succession, and…
Feb 4, 2023
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K
K sits askew in her oversize recliner. At 92, she is so small and frail that I am reminded of one of the characters Lily Tomlin played in Laugh-In—Edith…
Feb 4, 2023
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A Telling Wind
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Feb 4, 2023
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A Flash Of Light
A flash of light. He felt it before he saw it.Thanks for reading Hal’s Newsletter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. It…
Feb 4, 2023
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