The Braley Blog
“Pete’s Daily Connection”
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Youth Sports Parents: The Insanity Needs To Stop
I read a disturbing story this week about a man who died after a brawl at a middle school basketball game. It happened in the town of Alburgh, Vermont and the details are still being investigated. Apparently a brawl broke out that involved quite a few adults during a 7th-8th grade boys basketball game in…
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When You See Something, Say Something (Positive)
I had to call my doctors office this week and I got put on hold. Okay! Stop! Where do you think I’m going with this? I was left on hold for days? They dropped the call? The announcement kept saying, “Your call is important to us. Please hold.” Nope. Not this time. I called with…
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It’s Not Fair! But It’s What We’ve Got
I ran into an old colleague the other day. (Well not literally. That would have hurt.) I hadn’t seen him in years. We worked together in the 70s and 80’s. I asked him how he was doing and he sighed and said, “Oh, hanging in there.” He looked tired and didn’t look like my strong,…
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What Would Happen If You Looked For The Best Everyday?
I saw an interesting Tik Tok yesterday —- I’ll pause for my wife to roll her eyes. She picks on me for going on Tik Tok. I know people have their opinions about Tik Tok. Either it’s a waste of time or the Chinese are spying on us or it’s not for people my age.…
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Is It Time For Sunday Dinner?
Welcome to National Sunday Supper Day! It’s celebrated every year on the second Sunday in January. It’s to encourages families to get together and enjoy a meal and conversation. When was the last time you had Sunday dinner? If you’re a fan of the CBS show “Blue Bloods,” you’re not alone if you’ve been envious…
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This Feels Incredible!
It may be hard to believe but I think I’ve found something even better than “New Sock Day!” I’ve written before about how I love new sock day. And I should probably point out: I’m talking about athletic socks. New dress socks are nice but I mean the socks you wear with your sneakers. They…
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Planning for The New Year
Happy New Year! And here we go again! Welcome to 2023. I thought I would share my new year’s resolution with you. For years I always seemed to make the same ones: lose weight and exercise more. Yeah… how’d THAT work out? I do belong to a gym now where I try to use the…
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My Christmas Message
I just wanted to take a minute and wish you all a Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah. I truly thank you for taking the time to read these blogs, or columns, or “my ramblings” as I often refer to them. This year I have noticed that a number of people I know have been posting…
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Raising Grampy – The Holidays!
Hi guys! It’s me, Liam, and I KNOW! It’s been awhile! Mommy asked me the other day why I hadn’t posted in a long time and I said, “Hey! I can only work with what I got!” Grampy was hogging the tablet. Mommy looked it up and I haven’t been able to write since October!…
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Christmas Cards and Memories
I finished making out the Christmas cards earlier this week. As I’ve said before, I don’t know how this became my job but it has. My wife, Priscilla, buys a few boxes of cards every December 26th and then puts them away with the decorations every year. As soon as we take the decorations out…