Author Archives: John Stampen

Good Day Everyone, Will Rogers had a way of getting to the heart of the matter (whatever matter he happened to be writing/talking about) with heart with fewer words than anyone I have run across. After this weekend’s rallies, I … Continue reading →

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I was working at home today when the phone rang. The number was from my son’s school so I picked it up not knowing exactly what to expect. After all I recently received a call from the school’s Assistant Principal … Continue reading →

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Well another day and another six inches of snow, but today is different than those other snowy days. From today forward for the foreseeable future ….or six months (whichever comes first) each day will have more light/sun than the previous … Continue reading →

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I just finished an incredible book, Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner. I won’t go into the plot details in case you want to read it, but one major theme of the book, forgiveness, is not obvious until it is … Continue reading →

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“Each person who ever was or is or will be has a song. It isn’t a song that anybody else wrote. It has its own melody, it has its own words. Very few people get to sing their song. Most … Continue reading →

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There is a group of guys that I call the “Verona Boys” who I have heard a lot of stories about over the years… stories that involve such things as motorcycles, cars, women, guns, cops, the shooting and eating of … Continue reading →

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Happy First day of Spring or as I like to call it Vernal Equinox day (actually I didn’t know what Vernal Equinox was until I helped my son with his science homework last night). In celebration of Spring I thought … Continue reading →

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It is the strange the way two worlds can intersect in a small but pleasant way. I had just such an experience the other day when I bought an acoustic/electric guitar for my sons from a musician whose world would … Continue reading →

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“Ba ba da da Ba ba da da Ba ba da da Ba ba da da Ba ba da da” “Take a look at my girlfriend She’s the only one I got (ba ba da da) Not much of a … Continue reading →

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