- Facing the medicine
- Posted by Dennis Anderson on Apr 2nd, 2008
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I’ve had another “procedure.” I went through 40-plus years of life with just a broken bone here and a sniffle ...
- An addition to the family
- Posted by Dennis Anderson on Dec 13th, 2007
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We got a puppy. It's the first pet I've ever had, not counting the goldfish I won at a grade-school ...
- I like you, just please don’t ask me to be your Facebook friend
- Posted by Dennis Anderson on Nov 7th, 2007
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It’s been decades, scores even, since someone asked me, “Will you be my friend?” But now it’s happening weekly, and ...
- The Battle of the Thermostat
- Posted by Dennis Anderson on Oct 19th, 2007
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When I was a boy, I thought our thermostat was a religious icon. It was located on the white stucco ...
- But, Your Honor... I forgot!
- Posted by Dennis Anderson on Sep 15th, 2007
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I’m becoming more forgetful these days. I’ve lost my keys a couple times recently, often can’t locate my cell phone ...
- Thank goodness I got diabetes
- Posted by Dennis Anderson on Aug 6th, 2007
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It’s been six months since I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. It was the best thing that could of ...
- The new Old Blue Eyes
- Posted by Dennis Anderson on Jul 16th, 2007
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After years of searching, I will now declare our generation’s Frank Sinatra. This crooner is Sting, who, like, Sinatra, is ...
- Developing a teen driver
- Posted by Dennis Anderson on Jun 9th, 2007
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The last time I took my car in for service the technician said I would soon need new tires. I’ve ...
- Pages of wedding album hold bittersweet memories
- Posted by Dennis Anderson on May 15th, 2007
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Julie and I have a bookshelf that takes up most of one wall in our front room. On that bookshelf ...
- So, where can I find a Husband of the Year nomination?
- Posted by Dennis Anderson on Apr 18th, 2007
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Well, Boomer Girls, I have canned the idea of scrapbooking the stages of my wife Julie’s menopause (see my April ...
- Mommy's First Hot Flash
- Posted by Dennis Anderson on Apr 4th, 2007
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My wife, Julie, says she’s “thisclose” to being full-blown menopausal. She can’t sleep. She gets night sweats. When it’s time ...
- 'Kotter' references never lose their cachet
- Posted by Dennis Anderson on Mar 8th, 2007
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Either I’m not with it anymore, or younger people just need to broaden their horizons. For example, one day last ...
- Ladies, don’t let your cowboy grow old and do a combover
- Posted by Dennis Anderson on Feb 16th, 2007
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My friend Joel and I have absolutely no problem telling each other like it is. We lay it on the ...
- Phone conversations with my mom
- Posted by Dennis Anderson on Jan 31st, 2007
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Julie and I have two sons, ages 14 and 10. So when she asked me the other day, “Do most ...
- Sweet tooth leaves a sour taste for new diabetic
- Posted by Dennis Anderson on Jan 8th, 2007
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I’ve had a Jolly Rancher lollipop sitting on my desk at work for more than a year. It’s watermelon, my ...
- I'm not taking this sitting down
- Posted by Dennis Anderson on Nov 28th, 2006
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So much for the guy who said a man’s home is his castle, for I have been dethroned. My wife ...