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Two More Deaths in Our Triathlon Family

You might think that I’m going through some sort of morbid phase in my writing because of my last article about Another Death in Our Ski Racing Family followed by this one. Certainly, bad timing, though I don’t think there is a good time for death. But writing helps me grieve and I hope my […]

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Don’t Waste Your Time (It’s Precious)

Please, don’t waste my time! If you do, don’t expect me to hang out for very long with you. And don’t expect me to spend time with you in the future. I confess, I discriminate against certain people. I don’t hate these people; most are quite decent and likable. Though I do avoid them as […]

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Today Show Segment on the Recent Deaths of 2 Ski Racers

If you haven’t already seen it, watch this Today Show segment about the recent deaths of 2 young ski racers, Ronnie Berlack and Bryce Astle. Powerful, touching, inspiring, painful…Get ready to cry.

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“Getting Old Sucks!”

“Getting old sucks!” That’s what my 86-year-old father shared with me on a recent visit. He has lived in Boca Raton, Florida, since moving from my childhood home in Connecticut a few years ago. He lives alone; his wife of 49 years, my mother, died of ovarian cancer ten years ago at the age of […]

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