Running water. We turn on the faucet, there it is. The pressure might not be great, maybe it's warm instead of hot. It might smell of sulphur or chlorine. Air. Sometimes it stinks. Depending on the time of year and the place we live, there are bugs. There may be fog, or smoke, but it …
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Thankful
I'm thankful for a lot of things, but these are probably different than the ones you're thinking about. I'm thankful I got to answer a phone hanging on the wall because someone called our number that started with S-W. I'm thankful for black and white television. The picture was black and white, not the box, …
Scandal at Maple Valley – Episode 18: Thanksgiving Day
It's Thanksgiving Day in Maple Valley. How can there be a scandal hanging over town when it's time to stir a sense of thankfulness for all the good things that people enjoy and take for granted? If only for a day, the folks who are still very worried about Sylvia Meisner are stepping back to …
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Giving Thanks – Day 17: Cereal
I'm thankful for cereal. Where would we be without cereal? Where would parents be without cereal. Cereal answers so many life questions, it's almost a miracle. In the cereal aisle I'm like a kid in a toy store five days before Christmas. What do you eat when you don't know what to eat? Cereal. What …
Giving Thanks – Day 16: Coffee
I'm thankful for coffee. I love coffee. I always have. I really love hot chocolate, but if I had to choose between one or the other or never have it again, I would choose coffee. I think I was four the first time I had coffee. I've been hooked ever since. I associate different flavors …
Giving Thanks – Day 15: Bronner’s
It would be a tough task to say something about Bronner's CHRISTmas Wonderland, in Frankenmuth, Michigan, that hasn't already been said, written, broadcasted, and reported many times over. Even for those who find Christmas to be something other than "the most wonderful time of the year," Bronner's is special. Open 361 days each year, my …
Giving Thanks – Day 14: Camping
I have always loved camping. But I have a serious question. Why? Why do people move themselves to another location for maybe just a few days, take everything they have to so they can do all the things they do at home somewhere else, use a smaller stove, smaller sink, public toilet and shower, and …
Giving Thanks – Day 13
I'm thankful for hobbies. Anyone who follows "A Coffee State of Mind" knows my main hobby is model railroading. I've written about it many times. I started with HO trains when I was fifteen. For Christmas that year I received a small "HO train set" that included an engine that didn't run right, five cars, …
Giving Thanks – Day 12
I'm thankful for hot chocolate. Does anyone not like hot chocolate? Does hot chocolate mean the same thing to everybody? If you enjoy hot chocolate, how do you like it? With whipped cream? Marshmallows? With a little bit of something else? Do you prefer real hot chocolate made with milk? If you prefer instant hot …
Giving Thanks – Day 11
I'm thankful for hunting. Well, at least, memories of hunting. Monday is the first day of firearm deer season. When I was young I used to get almost physically ill with anticipation of going deer hunting. Until I was old enough to carry a real gun, my BB gun was my companion. I don't like …
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