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I Should Probably Keep This To Myself

May 19, 2024August 23, 2015 by Darryl Duke

“The beach is peaceful to me. Watching and hearing the waves reach the shore makes me feel quite serene. However, when a loud talker stands close to me, blocking my view and won’t shut up, I realize that having serenity isn’t as important as keeping it. I then smile as I also realize that keeping … Read more

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Dial A For Anger

February 15, 2024July 5, 2015 by Darryl Duke

“Sometimes I can’t help thinking there is this angry old guy out there who can’t wait for every cell tower in the country to stop working. He’s really old, and the closest thing he has to modern technology is a black and white TV with rabbit ears and a rotary dial phone.”

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Are You Good At This?

May 19, 2019June 25, 2015 by Darryl Duke

“A good friend is someone who can bring out the best in us when we’re at our worst. Make us smile when we don’t want to. And feel better in times when we don’t think it’s possible.”

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More Is Sometimes Less

April 13, 2021June 24, 2015 by Darryl Duke

“If anything sticks out to me as to how times have changed, it would have to be the extremes in people’s actions and behaviors today. We have more knowledge and education at our disposal now than at any other time in history, and yet in some ways, these behaviors seem more uncivilized and angrier. And … Read more

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Can I Have A Word With You?

April 13, 2021June 22, 2015 by Darryl Duke

“Our current President isn’t the first one to use the N-word, but I hope he’s the last. I find the word offensive because of what it stands for. I also hope this nasty word stops being used in songs even with an ‘a’ on the end of it. It seemed to be dying a slow … Read more

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You Can Look This Up

December 13, 2022June 6, 2015 by Darryl Duke

“It’s all right to look up to someone we admire and respect. Calling them our hero or role model is OK too. However, we should also be a person someone can look up to. We don’t necessarily have to be a hero or role model. We just need to be someone we ourselves would admire and … Read more

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