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March 19, 2011
March 19, 2011
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Meltdown

Do you know how many nuclear power plants we have in Illinois?  Until a few days ago, I had never given it any thought.  With the recent news about the damaged nuclear reactors in Japan (and the threat of radiation poisoning), I decided to investigate.  In case you don’t know, we have 6 nuclear power generation plants in Illinois, located in the following cities and counties: Braidwood (Will County), Byron (Ogle County), Clinton (De Witt County), Morris (Grundy County), Marseilles (La Salle County), and Cordova (Rock Island County).  The closest nuclear plant to Peoria is in Clinton, Illinois, which is approximately 62 miles from Downtown, Peoria.

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March 12, 2011
March 12, 2011
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Lent, Kites & Secrets

On a Sunday afternoon in March of 1968, when I was 11 years old, one of my aunts packed her 8 children (6 boys and 2 girls) into her station wagon and took them over to my Grandparents’ house to visit.  At that time, we lived in the country and my parents’ home was next-door to my grandparents’ home.

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March 5, 2011
March 5, 2011
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Is Your Life Out of Balance?

Have you ever heard of a “life coach”?  Among other things, a life coach is someone who gets paid to provide private coaching to people who are trying to achieve balance in their lives.  The areas of life in which balance is ordinarily sought include spiritual, mental, emotional, physical, social and financial (not necessarily in that order).

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February 26, 2011
February 26, 2011
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Letting The Genie Out Of The Bottle

The year was 1988.  Georgette and I had four children – Harry, 7; Anna, 5; Maria, 4; and Laura, 1.  During the last week in May, I told my three older children that if the weather cooperated, we were going to plant a garden on Saturday.  When I told them, they all got excited and started looking forward to the adventure.

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February 19, 2011
February 19, 2011
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A Change In Behavior To The Dark Side

I’ve only been to one high school reunion since graduating in May of 1975.  I never had the desire to attend one until I received a letter in 1995 inviting me to the 20 year reunion.  After I received the invitation, I tracked down my best friend from high school.  He was living in Chicago at the time, was married, and had two children.  Like me, he had not gone to any of the previous reunions.

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February 12, 2011
February 12, 2011
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A Valentine’s Day Journey

There’s a lawyer I know who hates Valentine’s Day.  He doesn’t like anyone telling him what to do and when corporate America tells him that on February 14th of each year he has to prove his love to his wife by buying her a card, candy, flowers, a “Vermont Teddy Bear,” a “Pajamagram,” jewelry, or some other romantic gift, he becomes outraged.

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February 6, 2011
February 6, 2011
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Glued Into Place

We are now one month into the new year.  How are you doing on your resolutions?  Are you still at it, or have you completely abandoned them?

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January 29, 2011
January 29, 2011
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An Atheist Madman & A Catholic Hero

Larry King, the television talk show host who recently retired from CNN after 25 years of hosting his own show, once commented: “If you want to get on my show, all you need to do is take out a gun and blow your parents away.”  He wasn’t encouraging that type of behavior; he was simply stating a fact.  What he did not say was: “If you want to get on my show, all you need to do is take care of your elderly parents day after day, month after month, and year after year, until they pass away.  After that, I’ll invite you on my show to talk about the heroic sacrifice that you made.”

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January 22, 2011
January 22, 2011
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A Madman & A Student

Last week I told you I had three observations about the Arizona killings that I wanted to share with you.  My first observation (“All Behavior Originates And Proceeds From Beliefs”) was covered in last week’s article.  If you didn’t get a chance to read the article, you can find it here. 

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