Monthly Archives: November 2015

About that Turkey … You Might Want to Cook It First

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

I love tapioca pudding. On one of those rare occasions many years ago when I had the run of the house for little while, I found a box of it in my grandmother’s cabinet. I wasn’t looking for it, but … Continue reading →

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Maybe We Need More Extremists

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

We got some disturbing wake-up calls this past week. The western world was once again shocked out of its familiar routines by the cold-blooded murder of at least 129 innocent people in Paris, and the wounding of hundreds more. The … Continue reading →

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Flattery – No Way to Win

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

When I was about 13, my older brother and half-brother did something that they almost never did. They said some nice stuff to me. It felt kind of weird, but much better than the usual assortment of barbed comments, accusations, … Continue reading →

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Frankenstein and Igor – At It Again . . .

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

It will have already ended when you read this, but another American Halloween is unfolding as I write, and apparently, it has introduced a new horror that we had totally overlooked. In addition to the fear that our ‘startle reflex’ … Continue reading →

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