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          I am one of four brothers, and the only one who survives. David was born February 10, 1942, and died at age 71, Douglas arrived on February 9, 1951, and passed away at age 54. Gregory joined the family on February 11, 1957, and was gone at 59. Their early demise is a storyContinue reading “David”

First things first. Diane is eleven weeks out from surgery and has just gotten promoted from physical therapy to cardio therapy which hopefully will start soon. Toilet booster is gone as is bench in shower. Those events may not seem like much in a “normal” world but in post-heart surgery, they are significant events. GoalsContinue reading “Advertising 221”

The past nine months have taken the Taylors on a proverbial health roller coaster, and it’s been quite a ride. I shall share this odyssey as best I remember. This will be a Cliff’s Notes version of our journey as the full story would rival a Dostoyevsky novel in length. It began in June 2025Continue reading “Diane’s Turn”

My dad once told me, “Gord, it’s the little things that give quality to your life. You can’t do much about major events like losing a job, health crises, or accidents but you can acknowledge the people who, in some small and seemingly insignificant way, make the road you travel through life just a littleContinue reading “Little Things”

It’s almost here again and with it a double dose of happiness for me. They arrive around the same time every year and are both worth the wait–Fall has already arrived, and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Don’t get me wrong, I like every season and almost every major holiday, but this duo hasContinue reading “Gratitude”

I am sitting here looking at the screen, thinking, do I have anything worth saying today. I sit a little longer, take a walk outside and look at the leaves beginning to fall and now I am back. It dawns on me; I am lucky to be back and so are you. As I walkedContinue reading “The Back Nine”

Friendship “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” Abraham Lincoln. We’ve all heard that phrase but I never knew it was attached to the 16th President. He obviously was a deep thinker but then he had a nation to save so suppose we shouldn’t be surprised. WhenContinue reading “Friendship”

. Sometimes I’m a little amazed, generally, in a good way, by what happens around me but not always. Life has a way of unraveling in ways we never imagined or anticipated. Take today for example. Macomb had a huge thunderstorm this morning, and as I laid there in bed with Diane (good choice onContinue reading “AL”

We all went to school, somewhere, at some time, for various periods of time. Among us there are high school graduates, and college graduates too many degree programs to mention—law, MD. PhD, etc. I was among the very lucky ones as I attended one of the premier high schools in the nation. That was justContinue reading “Raatjes, Gabler, Clow, Marx, & Hicken”

It’s been an interesting last five months for Diane and me. It started out with a left hip replacement on December 10th that worked out satisfactorily after a rough beginning. Then it was off for our annual Marco Island, Florida, adventure that turned out to be a medical marathon as I had some very seriousContinue reading ““A Spoonful of Sugar…””