Category Archives: Lessons

Lesson About Priorities

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Bob Martin

Tonight’s post has many purposes. The one thing it is not for is sympathy. It does carry with it an apology to my wife and daughter. It holds a reflection of who I am. It has, I hope, a message … Continue reading →

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Lessons From a Bouncing Ball

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Bob Martin

It is amazing what bouncing a ball can do for one’s spirit. I do not mean a little ball that fits in your hand or a basketball that can be dribbled over and over. I mean a large blue ball … Continue reading →

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No Time to Say Good-Bye

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Bob Martin

As I have gotten older, I have started to understand my parents and grandparents a little more. Those silly old people somehow grew in wisdom as I grew in age. Perhaps it was hanging around me so much that they … Continue reading →

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11 years and counting

Posted on January 20, 2018 by Bob Martin

11 years ago, this morning, I woke up on the couch in my apartment. My small one-bedroom was filled with people sleeping in different places. It is funny, the feeling you have when you wake up in somewhere other than … Continue reading →

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The Magical Moment When the Clock Strikes

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Bob Martin

Dong, dong, dong. Very soon that sound will ring out 12 times. We have a cuckoo clock in our house and it chimes on the hour every hour, twelve hours a day. Yet when the striking of the clock happens … Continue reading →

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Can We Let Them Fail?

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Bob Martin

In reading articles about parenting, I read something over and over. In each, parents made comments about their children being happy. “Happiness, isn’t that what we want for our children?” “He is happy. That is the most important thing.” As … Continue reading →

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Lessons From a Pile of Wood

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Bob Martin

I found this bit of writing from two years ago. It still holds true today. I love when I have a task that requires little to no brainpower. I look forward to these jobs since I never know, without having … Continue reading →

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Labor Day in a City on Fire

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Bob Martin

About a year ago, I wrote a post describing what it was like to celebrate Labor Day in a small town on the Eastern side of the country. I lamented the loss of the days of my childhood, and the … Continue reading →

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The Day I Dreamed So Many Years Ago

Posted on August 12, 2017 by Bob Martin

Today, I finally had a day for which I have been waiting more than three decades to experience. Today, I came one-step closer to understanding my parents and all they did for my brothers and me. Today was a good … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Bob Martin

Happy New Year!!! Yep. You read that correctly. Happy New Year. No. I have not gone off the deep end. I have not lost my mind and forgotten that date. I know that it is the beginning of August (though … Continue reading →

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