Monthly Archives: July 2010

Varia…The News of The Day

Posted on July 31, 2010 by

The title of this column is “Varia”. It was a term used by an old friend, the late Msgr. Thomas Evatt who died on July 18, 2003. When he would send e-mails to his friends about things that were going … Continue reading →

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Invasion of The Green Frogs

Posted on July 25, 2010 by

Early this afternoon, I received a telephone call from my wife, stating there was a frog in the kitchen and could I please come home to get it out? (Actually, it wasn’t a request, it was an order). I arrived … Continue reading →

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The Dog Days of Summer, Part 2

Posted on July 25, 2010 by

Yesterday, after a morning funeral, my wife, my daughter; Elissa, her friend Erin and I took the hour and a half drive to Lincolnton, GA to check out the puppies, exactly two weeks before we go back to bring them … Continue reading →

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Funeral Homes & The TSA (?)

Posted on July 15, 2010 by

Ok, back to a funeral-related topic. For all the “non funeral home types” that read this column, hang in there as this column will help illustrate one of the many reasons why the cost of most goods and services continue … Continue reading →

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Sunday Night, Dog Night

Posted on July 11, 2010 by

This is officially a “non-funeral home” related column. If you have been reading my columns for any length of time, you may recall that we are a dog family…a husband, a wife, three daughters and two Black Labs. What more … Continue reading →

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Why We Can Still Celebrate the 4th of July

Posted on July 3, 2010 by

I fancy myself as a writer. Words cannot describe what I feel when I watch this. Thank a veteran today! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTb6qdPu8JE&feature=player_embedded

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These are our father’s flags

Posted on July 3, 2010 by

Wow! When I first came up with the idea of soliciting old, tattered flags to be donated for us to cremate with veterans, I thought we might get a dozen or so over time. Then, Karen Daily with the Aiken … Continue reading →

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