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This afternoon I was pouring the cold dregs out of my coffee mug and looked….really looked…at the coffee stain…. also known as seasoning. Those brown stains are almost like a badge of honor for life-long brew addicts…..or….passionate coffee drinkers. I compare the two types this way – Me…as long as it is very dark and Read more
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Change has a way of revealing who we are at our core. Some people thrive on the excitement and possibility it brings, others adapt out of necessity, and some feel deeply unsettled by it. Moving, especially multiple times, takes resilience and courage. It’s not irresponsibility — it’s a willingness to start over, to chase something Read more
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I posted my yearly anniversary notice on FB yesterday…going through the pics, I tried to select snapshots from several different decades, adventures and weights. A couple of tears rolled down my cheeks as I remembered how adventurous and fun our life together has been so far. Obviously I didn’t post the bad time photos or Read more
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Just your typical after church crowd jammed into the lobby of the Perkins Restaurant in Ames this morning. It’s mostly an older crowd who know the drill, searching for an incognito place to stand while waiting for the adorable hostess with a voice like the reverb of a shotgun, to call your name. The petite Read more
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I must give kudos to KCTV5 news in Kansas City for a well written Facebook/News article about a fatal crash that occurred last night. I don’t mean to gloss over the family loss, the trauma or the details in this story! My point is the LACK OF often used over-descriptive words and/or opinions and sensationalism Read more
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More local radio stations bought out. For 2 years in the 70/80’s, I closed radio news broadcasts: Nina Brown, KCOB News. Station owner, John Carl, gave me (a total newbie) a shot! I was bitten by the bug at 18 in Missouri at college radio station which interestingly was anagram KOBC. My career at KCOB Read more
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I have often been taken aback during a conversation with a friend…or for that matter a casual conversation with a stranger…there can be one phrase that will mentally remove me from the conversation as I attempt to define exactly what was said, often as I slowly open a squeaky window into judgement. During my childhood Read more
Happiness gently landed on my shoulders
Ninasusan 