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If you missed them the first time around, I hope you'll consider giving these best posts of 2015 a read....

It was November 13, 1983. I was thirteen years old, just 10 days away from my 14th birthday, and I...

Do you ever attend your high school reunion every five years? For some, there's a lot of debate. This year's...

"If I knew then what I know now..." That's one of those annoying phrases we hear entirely too often. Unfortunately,...

Have you ever wondered what people who know you would say about you when you're gone? Come on, don't even...

Since the sudden death on Friday of my friend Rick, I've been thinking about his family, his friends and the...

A friend of mine entered a design competition and is now a national finalist. Though her work might wind up on merchandise for a candidate you may not support, I'm hoping you'll still vote for her efforts.

Most of the time, those icons we've grown up seeing always appear smaller when you actually reach them in person. Sometimes, they're downright disappointing. We've somehow managed to elevate them into something larger than life could possibly allow in our imagination. But the Golden Gate Bridge didn't disappoint.

My church's weight loss challenge is now half-way done, and I've managed to shed 10 pounds so far. That averages...

I'm finalizing a list of goals for 2011, and I'm trying to look back on the past twelve months and...

I'm now driving around with a brand new, crystal clear windshield, all thanks to a gravel truck. On my way...

I was reminded by my dear friend the bathroom scale that it's time to get serious about getting healthy. Again....

Earlier, I mentioned the fact that I wasn't going to watch the Carolina-Clemson game because any time I watch, the...

One of the nice benefits of the new credit card laws is the requirement that your creditors disclose exactly what...

Sometimes, it just doesn't pay to get involved. So here's what happened to me two nights ago: I had just...

I promise that I'm not trying to ask for trouble by introducing a brand new design for this blog on,...