When I was a community news reporter, I wrote several stories about veterans, most of whom served in World War II. Some were grand marshals of parades, others were new recipients of medals or honors, and a few were featured in film documentaries and books. In telling their stories, I discovered something that united many of them.
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Blowing His Own History
Edward Jimenez had flown in from Southern California to play his trumpet in midtown Manhattan, and I had just crossed the street from Central Park when our paths crossed.
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I reunited my cousin, Lynn, for the first time in many years after she travelled to New York to cheer on the Denver Broncos before they played in Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium in February.
My Inaugural Year in Review
This is a first for me, writing a year-end review of my productive activities and accomplishments. It derives from my practice, initiated in 2011, of faithfully keeping a log of three good things that I made happen each day, all 365 of them.
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