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The Next Half Century

Reflections on more than a half century of living.

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The Last Half Century · The Work World

How Someone Helped Me Get My First Job at Their Competitor

October 20, 2022October 17, 2022 Chris G ThelenLeave a comment

In the course of a busy work day, it can be hard to stop and think that there is a person at the other end of a request. Taking a few minutes to respond could change someone’s life.

Current Musings

Pandemic Lessons

August 3, 2022July 7, 2022 Chris G Thelen2 Comments

My wife and I booked a trip for later this year which includes airline reservations. Since we booked the tickets, we have received repeated changes to the flight details. The latest revision included a change in airports to another city halfway across the country in the opposite direction of our destination. Fortunately, it was our… Continue reading Pandemic Lessons

Poems

Opened Present

December 22, 2021April 6, 2022 Chris G ThelenLeave a comment

Laughter and joy Around the table…

Current Musings · Perspective

The Last Time

June 16, 2021 Chris G Thelen1 Comment

The other day I was in our basement and I looked at a stack of bins with toys our kids used to play with years ago. At one time these toys were spread across the house and played with on a daily basis. Even though they were picked up each night, the next day they… Continue reading The Last Time

Current Musings

Another Day

April 21, 2021April 18, 2021 Chris G ThelenLeave a comment

I watch as the sun sinks low toward the horizon. I am on the shore of Lake Michigan watching yet another sunset. What is it about a sunset that draws us to this daily event? In more than a half century of living, I have been blessed to see hundreds and hundreds of sunsets. I… Continue reading Another Day

Memories · The Last Half Century

A Penny Seed Packet Yields Life Lessons

July 22, 2020February 22, 2021 Chris G Thelen2 Comments

Mid-summer in the MidWest. Hot, humid days, warm summer rains and fresh produce from the garden. It reminds me of the summer when I was a kid when my mom first gave me my own row in her garden and a special pack of seeds. My mom was a master gardener. Each year she planted… Continue reading A Penny Seed Packet Yields Life Lessons

Current Musings

The Mysterious Attraction of Sunsets

May 20, 2020May 26, 2020 Chris G ThelenLeave a comment

I sit on the beach and watch as the sun sinks low toward the horizon. Already the water glistens as it reflects the brilliant white light. I am here on the shores of Lake Michigan watching yet another sunset. What is it about the sunset that draws us to this daily event? In more than… Continue reading The Mysterious Attraction of Sunsets

Perspective

Life is Cumulative

February 19, 2020January 2, 2020 Chris G ThelenLeave a comment

When you’ve lived more than 50 years, well, you accumulate a lot of stuff. Like rings on a tree, I can go through my attic and count the years by all the stuff stored under the rafters. Albums from the 1970s, furniture from the 1980s, old computers from the 1990s, and Y2K memorabilia from the… Continue reading Life is Cumulative

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