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Peaks and Valleys, by Jack Cardone

New friends

“I don’t like half the folks I love.” — Paul Thorn So I invited God over to our camp for a visit the other day. He accepted with the caveat that no Taylor Swift music would be playing. When I assured Him it wouldn’t be, He agreed. “You can sleep in the guest bedroom,” I told ...

Molting season

“I don’t like spiders and snakes.” — Jim Stafford Most of us humans don’t like to be compared to a snake. “You’re a snake!” “Oh, she is such a snake!” “You snake in the grass!” No doubt, unless you’re a herpetologist, (Scrabble, anyone?) we regard snakes as ...

Who wants what?

“C is for cookie, that’s good enough for me.” — Cookie Monster IRRATIONAL BRAIN: I want a pickup truck. RATIONAL BRAIN: But you’re not a contractor. You’re not a plower. You’re not anybody that in any way can justify owning a vehicle like that. IB: Yes, it’s true ... ...

The great Cardone Avoidance Theory

“Call me! Call me for some overtime...call me!” — Blondie Okay, all of you who are terrible at finding things, please raise your hands. So, let’s see ... by my count, that’s exactly ... all of us. Right now, I can’t find my reading glasses (forgive the typos). This morning I ...

Oh, I can’t watch!

“You got to let go of remote control.” — Michael Franti and Spearhead My wife and I agree on most things. She’s never wrong and I’m never right, so it works out well. When we moved up here to the North Country, however, we both agreed we’d rough it ... no TV in our new ...

Something wrong?

Like most people with ears, I’m a big fan of Hank Williams. As I was listening to him the other day, one of his more obscure songs came on that I hadn’t heard in a while and it got me thinking about where we live. The song is called “Everything’s Okay,” and while it’s meant to be ...