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Reflections on more than a half century of living.

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Be Careful!

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 Chris G ThelenLeave a comment

For some reason when you talk about your injuries it prompts others to chime in with the gory details about their epic injuries.

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GTO, OPEC, MPG and First Love

June 17, 2020June 16, 2020 Chris G ThelenLeave a comment

As a teenager I fell in love with an acronym called GTO, but that was wrecked by another acronym called OPEC. That in turn led me to a new love called MPG that changed my life.

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Action Movie Star

April 15, 2020May 26, 2020 Chris G Thelen4 Comments

If this was a movie, this is the part where I would calmly leap from the tractor a second before it explodes in a ball of fire. I would then roll on the ground and stand up without ever losing my mirrored sunglasses. But this wasn’t a movie, this was reality.

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Teaching Respect with the “Board of Education”

April 1, 2020May 26, 2020 Chris G Thelen2 Comments

Sometimes I think of my second grade teacher and what she would have to say about society today. I wonder if she would use more than words on some people to instill a little respect for one another.

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When Wishes Come True

March 11, 2020February 29, 2020 Chris G ThelenLeave a comment

Today’s watches have nothing over the cool watch I had in grade school. That lunar watch was at the top of my Christmas list underlined and circled.

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