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Appelez l'homme de la porte de garage

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I think of Monsieur Browder on mornings when I crank my car before I raise the automatic garage door, which is no longer automatic.

I crank my car and then hurry to manually raise the garage door in what appears to be a Herculean action but really isn’t that difficult.

I’m hurrying because I don’t want the fumes of my cranked car to kill me before I get the door open.

“That’s how Monsieur Browder died,” I said to the husband one day, who appeared at just the right moment to lift the door on my behalf.

What's with aging?

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Growing up everything is either cute or a Kodak moment. Seriously, a new tooth is cause to celebrate and a few years later, losing one is a headline event, even if your grin looks like a piano missing a key.

Hair cuts, including the appearance of a cowlick, it’s all good. Puberty is a circus, a rite of passage where new arrivals are welcomed like a sale at Macy’s or Best Buy.

The unsettling consequence of reincarnation

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The concept of reincarnation has been a part of the human consciousness since early man perched upon a mountaintop, contemplating life long ago. When I was a U.S. Navy man, I went AWOL once in port at Bremerton, Washington. Long story short, I took a bus to a mountain and followed a trail to the top. It was cold, and I had only a light jacket and a bottle of Jack Daniels to keep me warm. My journey took half a day, and soon after, darkness fell. I improvised and made a bed of leaves but didn’t sleep. I shivered all night long and walked back down the next morning.

Letter to the Editor

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Dear Editor:

In direct response to Armando Gaytan and his point of view regarding President Trump, the January 6th incursion of the Capitol Building, his persistence on no voter fraud.

Enlisting Harry and Sally

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America has the strongest, best equipped military in the world, though there are several who would welcome the opportunity to knock the Stars & Stripes down a notch or two.

Tattoos are trending

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It’s been said that tattoos are like putting bumper stickers on a Ferrari. Then again, it was probably said by a guy who doesn’t have a tattoo or a Ferrari.

Who are the Quakers?

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Throughout my life, I’ve researched major religions and spiritual practices. Somehow, I overlooked the Quakers. They commonly call themselves “Friends”. Their formal name is “Religious Society of Friends”. They are a Christians, and follow the same Bible as others do.

‘Beating a dead horse’

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Dear Editor:

The column implies that Donald Trump is innocent of any involvement in the riot against the U.S. Capitol. The column further suggests there was in fact massive fraud in the November election.

Let me point out that those rioting claim they were there at the urging of Donald Trump. They were there; they should know. Had they committed these atrocities on foreign soil, it would have been an act of war.

Caring or covering up

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Work done on the front lines during the coronavirus pandemic has been a challenge on many fronts, the least of which is keeping count.

The death of two icons

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An icon is something or someone who is a representation. We often think of it as an image, like the Golden Arches, the Cowboys star, or influential people like Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King, Helen Keller or Roberto Clemente.