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More “Don’t make me come up there!” tales…Mildly muddy spankings of a filthy fourth-grade boy

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

I suppose these stories are not quite as messy as the time I thought the bar of chocolate on my father’s dresser was really chocolate…..only to find out it was some kind of magic candy called “Ex-lax” that did something awful to you! Well, that’s one story I won’t forget or describe to readers.… I […]

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From the files of “Don’t make me come up there!”…Part 1

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

Ted and Charlie were my two brothers growing up…I say “growing up” because Sam and John, my half brothers, came many years later. My sister Cindy was right in the middle of this group of boys, so it is remarkable that she made it to college in one piece! Ted, my older brother, thought he […]

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They went for the meat while the dog was in heat

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

After our mother passed away, my sister moved back home to take care of Dad. She bought herself a little dachshund, Buster, to keep them both company. My brother fell in love with the little guy—and before long found himself bringing another dachshund, Julie, home to his wife. Buster and Julie were together all the […]

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A summer job with Dad…as told by my brother Greg

Sunday, February 5th, 2012

During the summer months when I was in grammar school and high school, Dad always had us working. There were summers where I cut lawns at different houses in our neighborhood, had a paper route with 62 daily customers and helped with repairs at Dad’s rental properties. Plus, I was always doing chores around our […]

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Giving new meaning to the term “Christmas Break”

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

I realize it’s a little late for a Christmas story, but since I just threw out my tree the other day, I figured I’d go for it…. In our family, we never let our brother forget one particular Christmas—the year he and his wife were newlyweds, as it happened. That year, Reed* showed up on […]

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Overheard on the holidays: A roundup of memorable family comments

Sunday, January 8th, 2012

These are actual quotes people shared from various family events over the holidays: “Ok, Pop…I think we’ve had enough bigotry for one Christmas.” “Grandma, why don’t you get a wheelchair so we can take you places? ” “You say you’re getting me a milkshake from one of those take-out places?” “I prayed to St. Anthony, but […]

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