Month: December 2023
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Christmas Traditions
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When our mothers were alive, every Christmas we would get our families together at someone’s house to celebrate the holidays. After both of our mothers passed, we decided to change the tradition last year and go out instead- it was getting to be too much work having so many people…
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I’m Happy When I’m Hiking
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“Tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp… I’m happy when I’m hiking, pack upon my back, I’m happy when I’m hiking, off the beaten track. Out in the open country, that’s the place for me…” I loved hiking when I was a kid in Boy Scouts. As I got…
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My Top 10 Concerts of 2023
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With apologies to all of our favorite local musicians and bands that we see on a regular basis, here are my top 10 concerts for 2023:
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Jack-John?
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You may wonder why my blog’s URL is “JackJohnLife.com”. Like my father and grandfather, I was named “John”. But also like my dad, I was nicknamed “Jack”. Not everyone knows Jack is a nickname for John, but I always give the example of John F Kennedy, who was also called…