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November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Yes, Chef
My wife is a great cook. I am amazed how she can walk into our kitchen, take what is available in the refrigerator and cabinets, and whip up a meal that tastes better than what most restaurants ser…
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October 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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A Radiant Personalty
I said that I would keep you updated on my health, and I am true to my word. I just finished six weeks of radiation treatments for my prostate cancer. The hardest part of the treatments was the hou…
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September 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Super Hero
I did not live in a house with air conditioning until I was in my thirties. The closest thing to relief from the hot, muggy Midwest days was the box fan my dad put in a downstairs window. We would …
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September 13, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Rise Of The Machines
If you want to spark a debate in today’s world, just bring up Artificial Intelligence (AI). Before anyone can pipe in and claim that my articles are “Artificial Intelligence,” nice try. My articles…
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September 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Son Of What I Did On My Summer Vacation
Previously on What I Did On My Summer Vacation… We covered the period from when my family first visited Bass Lake, Michigan, until the early 1970s. The resort was put up for sale, and my dad actual…
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August 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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What I Did On My Summer Vacation – Part 1
I am sure that all my readers are wondering where I have been for the past month or so. Was I trying to negotiate a settlement to a devastating conflict between two countries? Maybe I was experimen…
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August 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Auto Matic
I was working on my obituary, in case someone needed notes to be able to deliver a glowing eulogy if I suddenly dropped dead. Never know when there is that rogue bus coming around the corner. That’…
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June 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Population Explosion
Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why you went into the room in the first place? I can hear all those heads nodding up and down. Now, what was the question I just asked? Oh, where are …
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June 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Population Explosion
Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why you went into the room in the first place? I can hear all those heads nodding up and down. Now, what was the question I just asked? Oh, where are …
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June 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Da Pope
I was sitting in my office debating with myself on the subject of my latest blog when I heard on a Chicago Sports radio show that a new pope had been elected. The commentator said he thought the ne…
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May 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Just Do Your Job
My wife and I have been traveling quite a bit lately. That’s my excuse for not posting in the past few weeks. Enough with the applause…and that is the subject of today’s blog. We have been flying a…
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May 1, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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I Could Write This Stuff
I annoy my wife a bit. Okay, I know that is not a news flash, but what I am referring to is how I successfully predict what is going to happen in a mystery show my wife and I are watching moments b…
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March 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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A Day At The Box Store
You may wonder where I have been. Anyone? Okay, I’ll tell you anyway. I have been writing an article for the magazine I used to work for. It is about baseball, but the good thing about it is that i…
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March 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Standing Up To Cancer
I live by the old baseball saying, “When something hurts, rub dirt on it.” I bought a T-shirt with this saying for my baseball-loving son. I’m not one to run to a doctor for just any reason. If I v…
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February 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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I’m Not Old, You’re Olds
The beginning of my 74th year has gotten off to a rough start. I’ve had to deal with a few medical issues, and as a result, I have spent more time going to see doctors or Physician’s Aids than I ha…
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February 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Stream Along With Me
I am a child of television. Even though it was invented a few years before I was born (Now try to figure out my age with that information), it really took hold when I was a small boy. Shows like I …
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January 23, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Fire Drill
Have you ever had a situation where a natural disaster is happening, and everyone you know from around the country calls to see if you are surviving the said disaster? Example: On a national news b…
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January 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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California Dreaming
This is a warning for all you folks who watched the Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl Game, saw the Chamber of Commerce weather, and the beautiful scenery and have decided to move to California. Beware…
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January 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Why I Hate Fruitcake
Like many television shows this time of year, bbriley.net will offer a rerun. This is a repeat of the often-requested article about fruitcake. Okay, the real reason is that I’m too busy with Christ…
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December 17, 2024 at 6:42 PM
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Hallmark Holiday Magic
The Christmas Season is officially here. I know there have been holiday commercials since Labor Day, but the everyday inundation of anything Christmas swung into full gear just before that parade i…
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December 4, 2024 at 8:05 PM
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