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I can't recall a more oppressively hot and humid summer in my nearly 64 years than what we've been experiencing this summer. But there's hope in sight! We'll only be in the 80ºs by Thursday when we ditch these 90º+ days we've been contending with. Our air conditioner never feels better than when I come home from being out on a ride. I'm also learning to love cool (bordering on cold) showers!  When I had our home built in 1992, my brother installed a state-of-the-art security system that still serves us well today. I don't actually worry all that much about people breaking into our home but we've added another layer of security in the form of wireless Eufy security cameras that are set up to monitor all of the entrances to our home. With the help of a neighbor who works for a tech company, we were able to get them at a very reasonable price. They're also a source of good fun for our neighbors to prank us while we're away, such as this past weeke...

I was golfing with Steve last Thursday when I got a text from Keith: "Deborah passed away last night". I was shocked. Deborah is our cousin and was only in her early 60s. I knew her health wasn't good and that she had been admitted to the hospital but I had no idea she was gravely ill. I last spoke with her this past winter when I gave her a call to chat. I had no idea it would be our last conversation. Deborah was one of just a few people who were invited to attend Tammy's and my wedding 22 years ago at our home. She sang a beautiful song she'd written for us. She was a talented musician with perfect pitch and an angelic voice. She was also a very giving and forgiving person who looked for the best in others. My heart especially goes out to her husband Mark and her brother Bern. She will be missed.  Forty years ago today, relatives on my mother's side of our family held our largest family reunion in Michigan's Upper Peninsula — an area of the country wher...

Six months ago today, a group of Trump's supporters descended on our nation's Capitol in an attempt to halt the certification of Biden's decisive Electoral College win in our nation's presidential election. It was a disturbing act of loyalty to the most corrupt man to ever occupy the office of the presidency. It's now seven months after the election and Trump has yet to concede defeat to Joe Biden.  It would be one thing if it was merely a one-off collection of misfits who plotted this ill-fated attempt to overthrow our government but it's not. It's so much more than that and I have no doubt that it goes to the very top — to Trump himself. The most disturbing aspect of the entire travesty is that Trump was reported to have been gleeful as he watched the events unfold, refusing to send in reinforcements to stop it. It would be hours before they arrived and not because of any help from Trump. That's criminal but so is pretty much everything else with him....