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CW Spencer March 28, 2020

The Law of the Overcrowded Basement

March 28, 2020 The other day a friend asked how I was spending my time during the coronavirus lockdown. I admitted to wasting a lot of it in front of the various screens in the house. But it’s not been a total loss, I told him. I was also spending extra time in the Bible, doing some needed repairs around the house, and even cleaning out the basement. Rick chuckled. The kind of chuckle I’d get if I’d just said I’d given up eating cookies forever. What didn’t he believe? Not the Bible reading part; …

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CW Spencer December 24, 2019

Polar Bear Cookies and Warm Christmas Wishes

December 24, 2019 A couple weeks ago my wife had her kitchen set up to make desserts for our annual Bible study Christmas party. Our group has dubbed Bonnie the “Dessert Queen,” a title hard-earned over more than a decade of concocting culinary masterpieces. (She would not agree with that term.) You could say her desserts are just good for the heart, in a nonbiological way I mean. One of her choices this year was polar bear cookies. I offered to help and she said yes. It’s not often I am welcomed into the Queen’s …

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CW Spencer September 22, 2018

Reunion Time Again . . . Already?

September 22, 2018 The big day finally arrived this past summer. I was en route to my high school reunion. My class would be congregating for the 50th time since we accepted our diplomas. This would be my first appearance among them in 25 years. Maybe I need to get out more. The drive of 200 miles gave me plenty of time to review my two pre-arranged strategies for the event. That’s not many, but I just wanted to make sure I did at least a couple things right. It was easier 25 years ago …

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CW Spencer March 10, 2018

The Downs and Ups of My Memory

March 10, 2018 The other day a friend asked me how my year was going. I told him I’d had my up and downs but I couldn’t complain. If my brain had been working—and that’s really the topic of this blog—I would have declared instead that I’d had my share of downs and ups. Mostly they occur at home. It goes like this. I go down the stairs to the basement to get something. By the time I hit the bottom step I forget what it is. Then I go back up to the kitchen …

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CW Spencer January 4, 2018

Down on the Farm

January 4, 2018 I’m a little disappointed with the Bob Evans Corporation. And I’m sure there are many former employees right there with me. In case you don’t know, the Bob Evans in Newport, Kentucky, closed its doors in October of 2017. It’s gotta say somewhere that they are not allowed to do that. As far as I know all my family and friends like Bob’s, but my father has to top the list of Farm lovers. If there is a Bob Evans in Heaven, Dad’s probably there right now. If so, he may well …

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CW Spencer September 19, 2017

Playing Hooky in Tar Hollow

September 19, 2017 I sent a group text with pictures from Tar Hollow to the Wednesday night men’s group in my church recently to prove (jokingly) that I wasn’t just skipping that week’s Bible study for no good reason. I had some trail maintenance to do. A couple of men responded (jokingly—I think) that they wanted to do trail maintenance, too. Most, if not all, of the men in our group are outdoorsmen, and there is something almost spiritual about outdoor projects to men like that. There sure is for me. Tar Hollow State Park …

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