Category: Family & Friends
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The serendipity of RSS
My news reader is filled with a variety of feeds: technology news, culture, wine reviews, blogs of interesting people, shopping…it’s all over the place. I choose to populate it wildly because it is an easy way to broaden my knowledge of the world. It also surfaces quirky items that I’d never otherwise learn about. Like…
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Keeping a New Year’s Day tradition alive
When we moved into our house twenty years ago, we moved into a tight-knit neighborhood. Friday nights meant poker games. Halloween meant Liqu-‘or-Treat with bespoke cocktails at the end of each driveway for the adults. Over the years, what began as impromptu gatherings became traditions. One of those traditions originated in St. Louis long before…
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Bald Guys on Bikes: Episode 1 with Chris Meacham
A wise friend once imparted advice that has stuck with me: “Just say yes.” I’ve done my best to live by that rule. It’s given me the opportunity to do and experience amazing things, and — since my friends have a habit of concocting some outrageously questionable ideas — it’s also given me the opportunity…
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Ho, ho, ho
One of the greatest joys in life is bringing joy to other people’s lives…like my uncle Bill does as Santa (caught a glimpse of him in this news segment).
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The Work We Do, The Lives We Live
My daughter was a Dr. Who fan. One day she said, “Dad, you need to watch this episode.” What unfolded on the screen — three and a half minutes of thespian magic — is, perhaps, the most emotion-inducing scene in television history. Even more emotional than the finale to MASH. It’s a gut-punching reminder that…
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Observations and Tips from a First Time Cruiser
Four passengers set sail that day for a seven day tour…okay, so my 1970s TV show theme rhyming isn’t quite laureate-worthy. But my recollection of my first cruise this past week and the tips and observations I’m about to impart on you, oh wayward blog visitor, are worth continuing. The inaugural cruise occurred on the…
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Back on the road
It’s been quite a few years since I’ve gone out for a proper run. This morning, after resting up from a weeklong trip to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress, I decided to see if the running jones was still coursing through my slow twitch muscle fibers. It was. Granted, the distance was short (3.5 miles)…
MIKE MANEY 