The Braley Blog
“Pete’s Daily Connection”
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Random Thoughts On A Sunday
So what to write about when you don’t know what to write about? You clean out the writer’s notebook and do some “random thoughts.” Why did it take so long for me to discover Snickerdoodle cookies? These things are AWESOME! I can’t believe I just recently discovered them. I’ve tried. I’ve really tried but I…
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How Much Do We Really Need?
“What we really need to realize is how little we really need.” That was a “Thought for Today” I posted this week. How true is that? When I was younger I was pretty much like every other human I knew: I wanted stuff. Then I wanted more stuff. And when I got tired of my…
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The Wonder Of It All
First, let me admit, I did sing the jingle out loud when I first wrote this line. For anyone who grew up or lived in New England 20 or 30 years ago, that was the jingle for Foxwoods Casino. Anyway…. The inspiration for this column happened yesterday when I was sitting with my one-year-old grandson,…
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Maybe Everything DOES Happen For A Reason
Some might say it was a coincidence but I’ve come to believe everything happens for a reason. I met a very interesting woman this week and it never would have happened if we didn’t have to reschedule. My grandson, Liam, spent a couple weeks with Grammy and Grampy again this summer. As I mentioned last…
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All Under One Roof Again
It was so good to have everyone home again. Recently all of the Braley children, and their spouses, and their children, made it to Massachusetts. It’s been a long time since that has happened. They were here for my grandson Carson’s first birthday and baptism. His mom and dad decided to combine the two events…
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”Raising Grampy” and the Latest Adventures With Carson
Hello Peoples! It’ me, Carson. I don’t think I’ve written anything for a long time! So much has happened! First, Grampy went away for a looonnnggg time. (Grampy told me to spell it like that. I don’t think that’s the way to spell it but…okay!) He went to see my cousin Liam in that Texas…
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It’s Never Too Late For A Resurrection”
Happy Easter to my friends who observe! Happy Sunday to those who do not! Today is the day Christians celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus. Resurrection. I found myself pondering that word this week. Off to the dictionary we go! According to Miriam Webster: “Resurrection: The rising of Christ from the dead.” Interestingly the synonyms for…
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We Made It: When Baseball Brings Spring Back To Life
We had another sure sign of spring this week. Yes, I’m in Texas right now visiting my daughter, son-in-law and grandson. I’ve been here about a week-and-a-half and my wife joined me last night. We’re going to celebrate Easter with the Texas clan and then make our way back north. Yes, the weather here is…
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Why Are Some People So Mean?
Surely I’m not the only one that has noticed: Some people are just mean. We see it everywhere. At the store, in a restaurant, at the airport and don’t even get me started on social media. Has it gotten worse or am I just noticing it more? The inspiration for this column came when I…
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Thanking Those That Have Reached Out
As the war in Iran continues, I just wanted to take a moment to thank the people that have reached out to my wife and me this past week. First of all, I’m not going to get political here. Mainly because THEY are not allowed to get political. And as a very wise man I…