I wrote this list when blessed with having—from my daughter and son-in-law, three grandsons (my son later added another grandson). This list, to me, has stood for at least a short test of time as the grandsons are now ages 8 to 13. Every item in “Grandpa’s Dozen” is worthy of a discussion, and every…
Help Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick
December 25, 2021
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Dear Dave, I thought I was going to get control of my money and make a lot of other positive changes in my life this year, but very few of the things I wanted to accomplish happened. I started strong, and began with serious intentions, but somewhere along the way I lost focus. Can you…
How to Get Washed Salad Greens Perfectly Without a Spinner
I was way off base when I guessed “egg-gathering basket.” Leslie Hindman, host of the TV show “Appraisal Fair,” held up this round cage contraption with folding sides and asked us to guess, “What the Heck Is It?” Salad spinner was the right choice, but who knew people were wasting their money on needless pieces…
Doctor Who Attended Funeral of Couple’s Late Son Cries Tears of Joy as Their Daughter Is Born
After a serendipitous encounter in the hospital between a doctor and the father of a newborn baby, the doctor was invited to hold the baby girl. He was moved to tears as two years prior, he had gone above and beyond his call of duty to help the couple’s son, who died just 36 hours…
Autistic Boy Never Spoke a Word or Showed Emotion—Until Parents Got a Cocker Spaniel Best Friend for Life
A 5-year-old boy from the UK who was born with autism never showed any emotion nor spoke a single word until his parents, by happenstance, found him a four-legged best friend for life. Parents Hayley and Karsten Kirby-Bulner, from Andover, Hampshire, never intended for Fern the cocker spaniel to be their son Leon’s dog; it…
Minimize Paint Blistering With Proper Techniques
Dear James: My house has wood siding, which I painted last year. Most of it looks good, but it blistered in some spots and is getting worse. What is the best way to repair it? —Dwight R. Dear Dwight: Blistering can look very bad and generally will get much worse and more widespread over time….
Financial Planners 101
Over the years, I’ve noticed a growing trend in my mailbox: readers in search of financial planners or advisers—or assistants. When taken in the message’s context, it’s pretty clear that not everyone means the same thing when they refer to a financial planner-adviser-assistant-helper. One reader wanted to know where to find a financial planner who…
One Step at a Time: Finding the Purpose of Your Life
What’s really worthwhile? What’s the point of all this effort and energy we expend day in and day out? Where’s the goal line? Or, to put the question another way: What’s the purpose in our lives? Many of us are so inundated with the flood of events, information, and obligations of everyday living that we…
Loyal Adopted Dog Takes Bullet in the Face to Protect Owners When Armed Robbers Break Into House
A dog in South Africa adopted from the SPCA into a loving forever home has repaid her owners a thousandfold after two armed robbers broke into their house and opened fire. The mixed breed, Kei, was shot in the face while ferociously protecting the family’s young lady. Those armed intruders on Oct. 3 broke into the…
Doctor Schedules Abortion for Baby With Down Syndrome, Parents Refuse and Now She’s Thriving
December 22, 2021
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An Australian couple who were informed that their unborn child was diagnosed with Down syndrome were shocked when their doctor scheduled an abortion for them. Refusing to terminate their baby, they went ahead with the pregnancy, and now their little girl has beaten all the odds and is thriving. “We are blessed with the most…
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