The Braley Blog
“Pete’s Daily Connection”
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It's Almost Christmas and Times Keep Changing
It’s almost Christmas! That brings a sense of excitement! It’s also almost 2020! That brings a sense of amazement! I was thinking last night about how much Christmas has changed and how much the world has changed as we head for a new decade. I remember Christmas as a child. We used to get so…
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Throwback Thursday – A Christmas Thought
This is a column I wrote for The Standard Times in December 2016. I think I’ve always loved Christmas. When I was a child it was always that wonderful time of year when I hoped Santa hadn’t seen my brother Jeff and I fighting, everybody fights a little right? Christmas morning was always magical. My…
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Woof Wednesday
All I can say is, ” What.The.Heck?” (I’m not allowed to swear.) Hi guys! It’s me, Oscar the Beagle. We’re getting ready for Christmas. The house is all decorated. Yeah this guy is at the foot of my bed. Nothing like a little nightmare inspiration huh? The front room has been loaded with stuff. All…
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Baby Loves His Tunes
We’re Talkin’ Tunes on this Tuesday. The other day I mentioned in a blog that my grandson Liam has his own playlist and I thought I would explain because I used it again today and it’s so cool. For those of you who don’t “do” Spotify or any of the other streaming services, let me…
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Holiday Road Trip
A couple of years ago I wrote a column for the Standard Times about how, sometimes, you have to go with Plan B in life. Well here we go again! As I write this, I’m in Virginia Beach house-sitting and dog-sitting for my son Doug and my daughter-in-law Marla. They went on a cruise. Yeah…
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Woof Wednesday
Once again …. no one asked ME about this! Hi guys! It’s me, Oscar the Beagle. Grammy and Grampy went down to Virginia to see that baby thing again. Something about house-sitting for my Uncle Doug, Aunty Marla and their dog Roscoe. Grampy is a good dog-sitter. I like to think that I’ve taught him…
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What DO I Want For Christmas?
I thought about this the other day, “What do I want?” Do you have a problem with this? It seems to be more difficult the older I get. My son says it gets tougher because the things he really wants are expensive and he feels bad asking others to buy it. I know some families…
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Woof Wednesday
What. A. Day! I told you Thanksgiving was the greatest! Hi guys! It’s me, Oscar the Beagle. I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving. Mine was stupendous! (That’s a word, right?) It started kind of early. For some reason Grampy woke up first. He fed us breakfast and then he put on his long underwear…
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Winter Song
Talkin’ Tunes on Tuesday I posted a link to a song today. The song is “Aspenglow” by John Denver. I think of this song everytime I look at a new snowfall. As I posted today, my brother Jeff was a big John Denver fan. We played “Take Me Home County Roads” at a get-together we…
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Woof Wednesday
Hi guys! It’s me, Oscar the Beagle and I am so excited! I mean….. I’M SO EXCITED! It’s the most wonderful time of the year! (I should write a song with that!) It’s Thanksgiving tomorrow! That has got to be the greatest holiday. Yeah there’s that thankfulness thing but I’m talking FOOD! And lots of…