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What in the heck is a twin cousin? Well, you see, it’s like this. My mom’s twin sister had a boy about my age and over time (growing up) we became cousins who were close, got along, and enjoyed playing together. So, you may wonder, what made me think of my “twin” cousin today.

Anything but Hollywood Squares If you remember the Original Hollywood Squares and its comics, this may bring a tear to your eyes.

It’s not Friday the 13th It’s been awhile since we had a Friday the 13th but there was enough bad luck going around, so I d but the bewitching atmosphere of that special occasion lingers on. Here’s a list of a few who didn’t escape the curse.1.WILL THE REAL DUMMY PLEASE STAND UP?

I remember one nice day in Oklahoma 75 years ago when I volunteering to drive my grandfather, Will W. Armstrong, down to Wister for a visit with his daughter. I was the only one handy that day and besides, being a teenager with a new driver’s license, I looked forward to the trip.

My wife’s grandfather Lyle Harlow was a prisoner of war in World War II and survived the Bataan Death March. He had an attitude about the Japanese soldiers and people. My father-n-law also fought in WW II and was hurt in the Battle of the Bulge. He had negative comments to make about the Japanese.

“Good friends are like quilts – they age with you, yet never lose their warmth.”I have seen too many dear friends leave this world, too soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging.

A life of no regretMy six year old grandson was riding in the back of his mother’s car recently. It was mid- January, not baseball weather, but they were driving by the ball field where he had played T ball last year.

While watching our teen-aged son play four years of high school basketball games years ago, we both noticed an absolute truth; Our son could not seem to grasp that he wasn’t able to block every shot that was put up by the opposing team.

“You look great,” someone said to me last week. “Have you lost weight?” Which is always nice to hear, but it got me thinking.In the first place, I haven’t lost a pound, I assure you. I eat just as much bread as I always have, which is to say all the bread I can find.

The history of God is well documented, and so is the history of Man’s stubborn, or rebellious behavior, in the Holy Word of God, the Bible. This type of behavior has caused billions and billions of humans to end up in a burning, or least a very hot Hell, without a drop of water.