memories

  • Sometimes Just Hearing A Song Can Change Your Whole Outlook

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    I turned on some Christmas music the other day and the first song I heard was Johnny Mathis singing “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas.”  I immediately felt a sense of calm and a feeling of happiness. It’s weird how that happens, isn’t it? I wasn’t in a bad mood. It was just…

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  • Happy Thanksgiving My Friend!

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    In a typical week I read a lot of surveys. First of all: I’m curious about many things. And second of all: I do a daily talk show so it helps to give me something to talk about. “Hey! Did you know…..” For instance, I learned this week that the average nurse walks 4.5 miles…

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  • It’ll Be Here Before You Know It

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    I was writing the date recently, actually Friday the 25th, when I realized, “Wow! There are only two months until Christmas!” Yes I know we have a 25th every month and years ago I used to make a big thing out of it when I was on the radio, especially in January… “Only 11 months…

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  • Mother’s Day Reminder: Reach Out While You Can

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    Full disclosure: This is a Mother’s Day piece I wrote two years ago. It came to mind this week when I read a Facebook post from a cousin. Her mom, my aunt, died earlier this year and this is the first Mother’s Day she has experienced without her. My mom has been gone now for…

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  • Why Wait? Do It Now

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    Last Sunday Priscilla and I went to a funeral for a family friend. It was actually my mother’s Godson so I felt like I should go and represent the family. To say it was well-attended would be an understatement. The service was scheduled for 1:30 p.m. with the visiting hours afterward, a little backwards compared…

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  • Think Of All You May Be Missing?

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    I get it. I’ve been there. Yes, I was that guy. I just have one question: “Do you want to be stubborn or do you want to enjoy life?” If you don’t know my history I’ve had six joints replaced, I swear my arthritis has arthritis and I had a stroke several years ago. I’ve…

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  • Were They Really “The Good Old Days?”

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    I was driving home from broadcasting a basketball game in Norton Friday night listening to my 1970s playlist. I go to my playlist or Spotify at night because I never really find anything good on the radio at night. That’s probably a topic for another time but I was on Spotify playing the Billboard hits…

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  • My Favorite Part Of Christmas

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    I came across a question the other day: “What’s your favorite thing about Christmas?” After thinking about this I realized there is no possible way I could come up with just one answer. I came up with a list and I’m sure there are plenty others that you can add. Here’s what I came up…

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  • Photographs and Memories

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    One of my nieces came down from Vermont with her family for a visit this week. We had fun going to the beach, out for ice cream and we took them on a Harbor Cruise. If you’ve never done that it’s a great little tour of New Bedford Harbor that only takes about an hour.…

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  • What Makes A Classic A Classic?

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    I was on TikTok the other day while I was walking on the treadmill. (Say what you like but it helps the time go by.) In between the UFO reports, conspiracy theories and the shenanigans in Congress, a video of the Eagles doing the acoustic version of “Hotel California” came on and I thought, “What…

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