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Column: “That Got Me to Thinkin’…?” “Wild Waves”
7/26/2021 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” “Wild Waves” Chapter 58 By Bruce Williams My sister-in-law Sue invited us to Wild Waves—the region’s foremost water park—to commemorate my brother-in-law’s first birthday since his passing last year. She had us outfitted with two cabanas—one generously provided for us Williamses while all the young adults and their friends…
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Column: “That Got Me to Thinkin’…?” “My Favorite Shirt”
7/19/2021 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” “My Favorite Shirt” Chapter 57 By Bruce Williams My favorite shirt is currently a salmon-colored polo by Bugatchi. It has blue, polka-dotted trim at the collar and fits just perfectly. I’ve only worn it twice so far, but I’ve received numerous compliments about the way its bright color contrasts…
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Column: “That Got Me to Thinkin’…?” “Zeitgeist”
7/12/2021 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” “Zeitgeist” Chapter 56 By Bruce Williams zeit·geist/ˈtsītˌɡīst,ˈzītˌɡīst/ noun the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time. “the story captured the zeitgeist of the late 1960s” I was contemplating what the most defining element of our current…
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Column: “That Got Me to Thinkin’…?” “Ka-BOOM”
7/5/2021 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” “Ka-BOOM” Chapter 55 By Bruce Williams My obsession with fireworks began as a kid—the first time I saw my grandma’s neighbor foolishly drop an M-80 into a paint can and viewed the shrapnel afterward that had gone with the big boom. And not the Safe and Sane variety…
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