Month: September 2018

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DEFINITIONS OF THE RAKE, LEAF BLOWER, AND THE HUMAN BEING

Chuck Lee

RAKE: A garden tool once used for drawing together cut grass or fallen leaves or smoothing soil. Now considered an antique and no longer of practical value. LEAF BLOWER: A garden tool that propels cut grass, leaves or other debris. It has replaced the rake and has high practical value. ADULT HUMAN BEING A man or woman  of the Homo sapiens species whose speech and superior mental developent and expression of love and other emotions have been diminished by technology and social media. WONDER: Desire or be curious to know something. I wonder…… Is it true? Am I really verbally communicating less, … Continue reading DEFINITIONS OF THE RAKE, LEAF BLOWER, AND THE HUMAN BEING

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APPLYING FOOTBALL’S TARGETING RULE TO CONVERSATIONS

Chuck Lee

College football has this rule called TARGETING. If you tackle a player and your helmet comes in contact with the other player’s helmet causing him potential harm you are called for TARGETING. The referee throws the yellow flag and you have to leave the game. Hmmmmm….. Wouldn’t it be interesting if we passed a law and it said, ”If you use hurtful words directed at another person causing them emotional pain, a yellow flag will be thrown and you will be called for TARGETING and you will have to leave the conversation.” Hmmmmm….. Come to think of it, we already … Continue reading APPLYING FOOTBALL’S TARGETING RULE TO CONVERSATIONS

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TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON

Chuck Lee

To everything there is a season, a time for planting and a time for harvesting. A time when the Autumn season brings forth its golden harvest gathering— Apples, pumpkins, squash, and corn. Orange, red, brown and yellow leaves. A time when crisp cool air creeps in and signals that’s it’s time to don sweaters, to stroll down leaf-laden paths in the woods, build bonfires under star-studded skies, roast hotdogs, chestnuts and marshmallows, drink hot cocoa and sip sweeet apple cider, sing old familiar camp songs, and laugh and hug and be thankful. Yes, to everything there is a season. A … Continue reading TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON

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IMAGINATION IS A GIFT TO CHERISH AND USE

Chuck Lee

Have you ever imagined you were someone you weren’t? I have. I was once a singing cowboy and rode with Gene Autry and Roy Rogers. And when I was Tarzan in the deep jungle I rescued Jane and Boy many times. As Superman I saved people from harm. I won the batting championship as a Major League Baseball player and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize as a famous writer three times. As an astronaut I floated through space and was speechless at how beautiful the world really is. Perhaps my greatest moment was winning the Nobel Peace Prize for my … Continue reading IMAGINATION IS A GIFT TO CHERISH AND USE

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I LOVE MEMORIES

Chuck Lee

I love memories. I pick them like flowers and choose the ones with a sweet fragrance and take a deep breath and inhale the aroma of days gone by. But as I get older, the images of yesterday tend to fade, and the fragrance is less intense. This concerns me, of course, because memories add so much to my life. They are treasures that I cherish. And memories of some individuals are all that I have left of them. However, I’ll be happy as long as I do have memories and can recall them, though faded and less fragrant. I … Continue reading I LOVE MEMORIES

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LIKE CHARLIE BROWN, BE YOURSELF

Chuck Lee

In one of the Charlie Brown cartoons, Charlie says, ”Nobody likes me. Nobody REALLY likes me.” Lucy says, ”I know how you feel, Charlie Brown. You don’t want pity. All you want is a little understanding.” Charlie replies, ”On the contrary, I’ll take all the pity I can get.” One thing about Charlie Brown, he’s honest about his thoughts and feelings. There are no facades,no attempts to look good, no efforts to impress others. He openly expresses what he thinks and feels, and his desire to be liked and appreciated. Charlies Brown is always Charlie Brown. He is who he is— … Continue reading LIKE CHARLIE BROWN, BE YOURSELF