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here is nothing in this world more desirable and alluring than the offer for something free. 

Now for those of you who don't know what alluring means the dictionary describes it as an adjective that has two definition: 1) very attractive or enticing or 2) fascinating and charming.

The first is maybe not so well-known a quantity but to those of you who have met Dutch you certainly know what the second definition means?  Of course, Trixie says I’m charming like a king cobra, but that’s a story for another time.

My ninth grade English teacher would just be happy I actually know what an adjective is or at least can spell it correctly.

No matter where you go, there is the offer for free things dangling out in front of you trying to tempt you to stop for a second or two and be-goggle someone's offerings.

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If a tree falls in the woods

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You have all heard the saying, “If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, did it really make any sound.” The basic premise behind this is that without an audience, maybe there is no sound after all.

I am not sure how close you have to be to insure the tree knows you are there so it can produce a sound while hitting the ground. When I lived atop Willow Park, I would watch the trees fall in the big winds of spring.

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Afraid of the Dark

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Ever since I was a small boy and traumatized by my sister who would lock me in the bedroom and turn out the lights, I have been a tad spooky when it comes to wandering around outside in less than lighted conditions.

This presented a real hardship for me as I worked on the railroad and found myself walking trains in the dark frequently. Not only was the unknown out there waiting to grab me with dragons and ghosts, but there were a lot of hobos who hopped trains, too.

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Amnesia or Selective Memory?

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We’ve all known friends and relatives who, as they age, can no longer remember things. My grandmother called it Old Age Disease and, of course that was before all the fancy-smanchy names came around like Dementia and Alzheimer’s. No matter what you call it, it takes a terrible toll on the victim and caregiver.

The amnesia I’m talking about, though, is the kind found on soap operas.

In yonder days, my mother and sister would watch Days of Our Lives every day at noon. After a while and after so many years watching it, those people got to be like a member of the family.

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