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“Pete’s Daily Connection”

  • Cheering Down South

    Cheering Down South

    Greetings from Virginia Beach! Yes I’m still here as my daughter and son-in-law are on a much needed vacation in Disney World. They have scouted it out and planned their day so they will be ready for kick off tonight. I’ve tried but I just don’t see the Super Bowl hype down here. True the…

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  • Woof Wednesday: Oscar Tries FaceTime

    Woof Wednesday: Oscar Tries FaceTime

    Hi guys! It’s me, Oscar the Beagle. Last week we tried this thing called Face Time with grampy. Remember he’s at Sarah’s house. That’s the long car ride to a place called Virginia Beach which, I don’t understand why he goes there. We have a great beach right here. But, he goes. I guess he…

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  • Woof Wednesday and Oscar Loves To Eat

    Woof Wednesday and Oscar Loves To Eat

    Hi guys! It’s me —– Oscar the Beagle. It’s kinda weird this week because Grandpy isn’t around. He went on that long car ride down to Sarah’s house. I guess she’s going on a vacation and grandpy has to take care of her dogs because he’s so good at taking care of me and Baxter.…

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  • Waiting for the Game

    Waiting for the Game

    This is one of those odd Sunday’s where we wake up but have hours to wait before the Patriots game. I am making out my list of things to do before we finally get to the game. There has been so much hype for this game since the Patriots won last Sunday. First we had…

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  • Woof Wednesday: Trying to Understand Football

    Woof Wednesday: Trying to Understand Football

    Hi guys! It’s me — Oscar the Beagle — just trying to figure out this Football Sunday Funday thing. I know it’s Sunday because that’s the only day Grandpy doesn’t wear his sneakers. He dresses nice for church and then comes home and puts on his sweat pants. It’s not like that World Serious thing…

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  • Fighting the Winter Blues

    Fighting the Winter Blues

    How are you holding up my friend? This can be a difficult time of year for some folks, I feel a bit of it myself. The weather is colder, the holidays have passed and you might be struggling with those new year’s resolutions. I read something this week that said most people give up on…

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  • Woof Wednesday with Oscar

    Woof Wednesday with Oscar

    Hi guys! It’s me — Oscar the Beagle. I guess things are getting back to normal after the holidays. Grammy put the tree back outside. Grammy and grandpy are back to their usual schedule after their trip to Virginia Beach. Grandpy surprised me with that vacuum cleaner thing again. I was sitting in the kitchen…

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  • You Really Can “Feel It In Your Bones”

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    Well tomorrow is another day! I woke this morning with a long list of “things to do,” but then I got out of bed. “Time out!” Everything hurts! My friends with arthritis will understand, you really can “feel it in your bones.” My Aunt Hilda used to tell the 10-year-old Peter that and I used…

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  • “Why so mad?”

    “Why so mad?”

    Why is everyone so mad? I ask this because it’s only been a few days since the holiday season and I’ve heard at least three stories that have me wondering. My daughter Sarah was in line at a Chipotle waiting for her order when a woman came storming back into the restaurant and proceeded to…

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  • Woof Wednesday: Oscar’s Vacation

    Woof Wednesday: Oscar’s Vacation

    Hi guys! It’s me, Oscar the Beagle, coming to you from a real quiet house. Grandma, grandpy and Uncle Matt went down south to see the other kids while Baxter and I stayed home. We went with them last year but that was a wicked long car ride. It was like a hundred visits to…

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