The Braley Blog
“Pete’s Daily Connection”
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The Sad Passing of Olivia Newton-John
I was just like a lot of people yesterday— sad when I heard the news that Olivia Newton-John died. She died Monday at the age of 73. She revealed in 2018 that her cancer had spread to the base of her spine. This was her third time being diagnosed with cancer after dealing with breast…
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I’ll Miss You Friend
I’m flooded with memories today. Memories of my wonderful friend Baxter. We had to let Baxter go last night. He was sick. He was not eating. He couldn’t walk at the end and we knew he wouldn’t want to live like this. Priscilla and Matthew said goodbye for all of us as we’re all miles…
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Woof Wednesday- Special
Hi guys! It’s me, Pete, the voice of Oscar the Beagle. I have some news today and there’s no easy way to say it — Oscar passed away last night. I write it that way because he truly did “pass away.” He went to sleep and just didn’t wake up. The family broke the news…
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So….Uh….I Did A Thing
Stand by….shameless self-promotion here. It’s something I’ve been saying for years: “I should write a book about it.” Well I did. When I was writing my column for the Standard Times I had several readers, especially after I had my stroke, suggest that I write a book about dealing with the rehab and the ups…
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Woof Wednesday- Special Edition
Hello friends, it’s Grampy taking back control of my tablet. I know many of you like Woof Wednesday and Oscar shows me your comments every week. Sometimes I think this is all going to his head. I just wanted to tell you that this week we almost lost my little buddy. Don’t worry he seems…
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Goodbye My Friend
I had a friend who died this week. Many of you didn’t know her and that’s okay. I don’t really need to go into those details. What’s important is that she made a difference to the people that she met, helped, loved and took care of. My friend always had a smile and a hug…
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Rest in Peace JR
I woke up this morning to some shocking news: Jim Reitz,who was known to many as JR on Fun 107, has passed away. To say I was shocked would be the proverbial understatement. He had just started as the morning man at WPLM Easy 99.1 last Monday. I was happy for him because he was back…
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A Celebration of Life
Priscilla and I had a very nice weekend as we travelled north. We went to a “Celebration of Life” for my brother Jeff who passed away in January. We left Saturday morning and drove to Danville, VT near St. Johnsbury. The GPS said 4-and-a-half hours but that didn’t take into account that it was race…