Category: Family
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Lockdown
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“I’m in a lockdownI’m in a lockdownAin’t nobody else aroundI’m in a lockdownLockdown Got no feverGot no shakesGotta watch my backWhatever it takesGot a face maskAnd some rubber glovesI’m washing my clothesIn an old bathtub I’m in a lockdownI’m in a lockdownKeep my head close to the groundI’m in a lockdownLockdown Keeping my distanceAt least six feetAnd I’m microwavingEverything…
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In My Family
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“That’s how it’s gonna be, in my familyFrom the biggest branch to the smallest leafStill you’re gonna see similarity…In my family, that’s how it’s gonna beFamily- It’s like any other familyBig and small- It’s like any other family” I’ve always been fascinated by genealogy. When I started researching my family…
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We are the World
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“There comes a time when we heed a certain callWhen the world must come together as one…We are the world, we are the childrenWe are the ones who make a brighter daySo let’s start giving” In my position in Worldwide Product Safety with the Merck pharmaceutical company, I got to…
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The Man in the Mirror
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“I’m gonna make a changeFor once in my lifeIt’s gonna feel real goodGonna make a differenceGonna make it rightAs I turn up the collar onMy favorite winter coatThis wind is blowin’ my mindI see the kids in the streetWith not enough to eatWho am I, to be blind pretending not…
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Our House, In the Middle of Our Street
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“Father wears his Sunday bestMother’s tired, she needs a restThe kids are playing up downstairsSister’s sighing in her sleepBrother’s got a date to keepHe can’t hang aroundOur house, in the middle of our streetOur house, in the middle of our…Our house it has a crowdThere’s always something happeningAnd it’s usually…
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You’ve Got A Name- A Letter to My Grandkids
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“Like the pine trees linin’ the windin’ roadI’ve got a name, I’ve got a nameLike the singin’ bird and the croakin’ toadI’ve got a name, I’ve got a nameAnd I carry it with me like my daddy did”Jim Croce (1973) You come from a big family tree of wonderful ancestors.…
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Dear Dad
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“Oh, my pa-pa, to me he was so wonderfulDeep in my heart I miss him so today”– Eddie Fisher (1953) It’s hard to believe you’ve been gone for 14 years now. I still remember getting that phone call from mom, sobbing as she told me you stopped breathing and the…
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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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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…