Wishing for a Magical Power

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I wish I possessed many different skills. I wish I had some true musical talent. I want to cook fanciful dishes. I dream of building some piece of furniture that blow people’s minds.

But, most of all, I really wish I could fix my own car.

I love my Saturn, even though General Motors kicked the brand to the curb. I am on my second Saturn and would gladly get a third one if they still made them.

This model does have one problem, however. The engineers designed it in such a way that a normal person cannot change a headlight. This doesn’t mean that it’s a little difficult. They literally force you to remove the entire fender to change a stinking headlight.

My Favorite Young Man

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I discovered Yuengling beer sometime in 1992. That's when I moved to central Pennsylvania. back then, I thought splurging for beer meant getting Budweiser. In bottles. That was top-shelf. Now…

The Right Shoes

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I go through this at least once a year. For a variety of reasons, I decide I need to make changes to my workout regimen.

Currently, I walk for about half an hour between two and five times a week. Everything depends on the weather and my schedule. I also have an old exercise bike in the basement I will ride on occasion, especially when in the winter.

But I can never seem to leave well enough alone. That’s how I ended up at a few stores last week looking for new running shoes.