From 1978, these classic clips from the sitcom “WKRP in Cincinnati” never fail to leave me in stitches:
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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
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From 1978, these classic clips from the sitcom “WKRP in Cincinnati” never fail to leave me in stitches:
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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
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Whenever I think of Thanksgiving, this is the song that comes to mind – and this is a beautiful arrangement sung by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir:
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There are plenty of videos with this beautiful song out there, but I absolutely LOVE the photography used in this one – it’s full of the people and things that make America such a great country:
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(“Simple Gifts” from “Appalachian Spring” by Aaron Copland, performed by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and conducted by Leonard Bernstein, is available in CD and MP3 formats)
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Today would have been my friend Becky’s oldest son’s 39th birthday. Jonathan left us much too soon (a car accident in 2001), but he left lots of great memories behind for those who loved him best.
One of the things that his family ran across while looking for things to include in his memorial service was a poem that he had written in one of his classes about a leaf falling to the ground. It gave them great comfort, and ever since then whenever Autumn rolls around I like to think that Jonathan is surrounding everyone who knew and loved him with his presence.
Every time I hear this song, I think about Jonathan and his family:
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(“Autumn Leaves” sung by Eva Cassidy is available in CD and MP3 formats)
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The story goes that as Benjamin Franklin emerged from Independence Hall at the close of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on September 18, 1787, a woman asked him, “Well Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?”.
Mr. Franklin replied, “A republic, madam – if you can keep it.”
Ladies and Gentlemen, in looking over the events of the past few months, I would submit to you that Mr. Franklin’s Republic is still intact.
I love Halloween – it’s the only night of the year when you are allowed to wear a costume without being in a play:
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It was 39 years ago today that our lives changed in the space of an instant. One second we were a couple, and the next we were a family. It still never ceases to amaze me how seamlessly that transition occurred, and how it felt like things had always been that way.
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Happy Birthday to me:
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A fireman, a kitten, and margaritas.
I’d better go check on that fire that I set earlier smell in the back yard…..