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Our Link To Paradise Runs Through Puppy Love

Dogs are perhaps God’s greatest gift to us flawed humans. They don’t judge us. They love us no matter what. As Andy Rooney said, “The average dog is a nicer person than the average person

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Way of Life, Were It Within My Power on March 31, 2022 by LSomerbyCooke.

Livin’ La Vida Klutsy

Did you once have reflexes, agility and poise, but now find yourself choking on air, tripping over nothing at all, bumping into objects, and dropping things? I’m afraid you may have the klutz gene

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Way of Life on February 21, 2022 by LSomerbyCooke.
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Vexing Questions

Life is full of vexing questions. Conundrums that put creative thinking to the test. Take a walk through this list and add some of your own in the Comment section

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Listicles & Rankings, The Written Word on February 18, 2022 by LSomerbyCooke.
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Indications You Just Might Be Getting Old

There are very definitely signs that appear when us guys are getting old. I’m already there, and I felt it was important to document these occurrences for posterity

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Listicles & Rankings, Way of Life on February 8, 2022 by LSomerbyCooke.

The Gospel According To The Internet

Today it seems that there is, more often than not, an agenda behind articles that are emanating from “news” sources. Disinformation thrives and isn’t going away

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Character, The Written Word, Way of Life, Were It Within My Power on January 18, 2022 by LSomerbyCooke.
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Trials, Tribulations & Blessings of Christmas Tree Lights

As grateful as I am that our charmingly decorated Christmas tree is drinking water like a thirsty cow during hot summer months and not dropping any of its needles, a pass by the Fraser Fir this morning hastened a case of the heebie-jeebies

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Neck of the Woods, Way of Life on December 14, 2021 by LSomerbyCooke.
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Steps to Help the World Get Right

Focusing on the journey instead of the destination is the key to finding joy and happiness. A life well-lived is a journey of discovery. Bunches of behaviors on my path have been revealed that I don’t understand, including some that seem just flat-out unacceptable

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Listicles & Rankings, Way of Life, Were It Within My Power on December 3, 2021 by LSomerbyCooke.
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The Heart-Hurt of a Friend’s Passing

It has been my good fortune to have a small, close-knit circle of bosom buddies — BFFs who are truly soul mates and confidantes. If not lifelong, then at minimum decades-long chums who want me in their life and vice versa

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Relationships, Way of Life on November 17, 2021 by LSomerbyCooke.
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Not a Boat Guy

I’ve got a buddy who has always been a water and boat guy. Growing up, he was always on the water. He loved to fish and took every opportunity to do so. As far back as I can remember, he

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Way of Life on November 16, 2021 by LSomerbyCooke.
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What Constitutes Business Success?

I’ve always believed it’s important that those who have had a modicum of career success, regardless of the field, be there for the up-and-coming generation of wage earners, especially soon-to-be and recent college graduates. Providing counsel, being a reference

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Business, Character on October 21, 2021 by LSomerbyCooke.
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