The Braley Blog
“Pete’s Daily Connection”
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Mother’s Day During the Coronavirus
Mother’s Day 2020 – Good luck guys! The reason I wish “guys” good luck is because, I feel, it’s usually up to the husband (or significant other) to come up with the ideas until the children reach a certain age. And this year it’s a challenge. With “social distancing” some of the usual ideas are…
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Triggering Memories
Have you ever had a totally random event trigger off a memory of a friend or loved one who has passed away? I mean a memory that is so sharp you can see it, feel it, hear it —- maybe even smell it or taste it? I’m not talking about the approach of the holidays…
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Let Me Help You With That –
I’ve been a people-watcher for as long as I can remember. Whether I’m at the airport, the mall, a restaurant or just walking down the street, I always see people and wonder what their story is. My wife, Priscilla, has often said, “Stop staring!” When I see the businessman at the airport I wonder what…
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When Will It All End?
Does it seem like you wake up to a new surprise every day? I noticed this week that the Homecoming Fair in Fairhaven was being canceled and then the Cape Verdean Recognition Day Parade was canceled. To both of these announcements I found myself saying, “Already?” I’m sure the organizers had many issues to consider…
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Would I Be Rude?
Would I be rude if I didn’t go back to shaking hands? I was thinking about this today. I wonder when we’ll go back to normal and I wonder if normal will change. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the medical expert we’ve seen so much of, was on a Wall Street Journal podcast this week when he…
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Adapt and Adjust
This is not exactly how we planned it. The plan was for me to come down to Virginia Beach to take care of my grandson once my daughter went back to work. It would give me something to do and I like to think it was easier for her to leave a, at the time,…
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Maybe It’s Not So Bad
America is about to enter another week of social distancing and quarantining because of Covid 19. It’s been an incredible time with so many things postponed and, for the most part, I think people are changing and adapting. Jimmy Fallon is taping a “Tonight Show” from his house starring his daughters as his wife runs…
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Just Washing My Hands
Time to weigh in on the major story in our lives – the Corona Virus. I made a post on Facebook the other day how a part of me missed being on the air and covering this major story but then I showed a picture of my sleeping grandson and realized I was right where…
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It’s Good To Be Back Home
I took a vacation and came home yesterday. Kat and Matt are on Spring Break and they went down to Virginia Beach to see their sibs and their nephew. They also said they’d take care of Liam for me so that I could come home for the first time in two months. It’s good to…
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Too Much Noise!
I sat down to write this morning and discovered that there is just so much going on. How can I choose “one” thing? Then I noticed that the reason I couldn’t come up with one topic is maybe because there’s too much noise. I don’t mean that literally, I’m actually in a very quiet home…