The Braley Blog
“Pete’s Daily Connection”
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Let’s Start An Epidemic
I read a poem this week that I’d like to share with you. First let me be honest: I don’t usually read a lot of poetry. Nothing against those that love it, read it or write it, it’s just not something I seek out. If I come across one like this, I do appreciate it.…
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From My Childhood Heroes To My Grandson’s Wonder
As I watched the Artemis II mission come to a conclusion with the splashdown Friday night, which I almost missed, I found myself thinking back to the 8-year old boy who watched the Apollo missions. So much has changed in the 56 years that have passed, yet there was also a familiar feeling. Yes, I…
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Do We Take Time To Celebrate?
True confession: I spend a lot of time on social media. I’m aware of that and I’m trying to change. Some of it is work related, but honestly, much of it is not. However, I also find some wonderful posts and videos. Recently I came across a TikTok that I saved. It was posted by…
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Wait! You Call THAT A Blessing?
I guess it’s all in the way you look at it. This week I read a post from a colleague of mine. Rob Carolan, the meteorologist I work with on WSAR, made a post about his cancer journey. Almost 2 years ago he was diagnosed with a very rare form of pancreatic cancer. Fortunately it was…
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What Else Can We Put On A Pizza?
“Back in my day” when you ordered a pizza you got a cheese pizza or maybe pepperoni. Here in the New Bedford area we often enjoy a linguica pizza. For those that don’t know, linguica is a Portuguese sausage. Google says it’s a smoked pork sausage with garlic, paprika and chili. Somewhere a Portuguese grandmother…
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Random Thoughts On A Snowy Sunday
I stopped for gas the other day and the GSTV (Gas Station Television) wasn’t working. I don’t know why. Maybe it was too cold? I actually had to pump gas and had nothing to entertain me for three whole minutes! I used to think those tv screens on the pumps were stupid until I realized…
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“Eat The Frog First.” Wait. What?
I was listening to the radio the other day when the host brought up a quote. He said it was originally coined by Mark Twain and it said… “Eat the frog first.” Naturally what I did next was try to confirm it. I find myself doing that more and more these days with just about…
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Do Kids Play Outside Like We Did? And If Not, Why?
We had a question on the radio show this week: “What’s an outdoor game you played as a kid that children no longer play today?” My answer was “Jarts” or whatever the lawn dart game was called. I used to love that game until somebody decided it wasn’t safe. Personally I never got impaled by…
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One Thing They Don’t Warn You About….
Sometimes I can’t believe that it’s been almost ten years since I suffered an ischemic stroke. In some ways I am still rehabbing and recovering. I guess it never ends. It’s definitely been a journey. Not one that I ever planned on. It did give me the chance to meet a few amazing people through…
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Don’t Let These Opportunities Go By. We May Never Get Them Back.
I had such a nice day last Sunday. No, it wasn’t because of the weather. That was the day the Nor’easter began around 11am. No, it was not because the Patriots beat the Saints. I’m a Dolphin fan, remember? We’re already hoping for a good draft pick next year and it’s only week 7. It…