Author: Buddy McElhannon
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My First Calculator
I have lived long enough to witness more technological changes in one lifetime than at any other period in history. One might describe it as a journey from turning knobs to touching screens. And the changes just keep coming. Music alone has evolved from 33 RPM and 45 RPM records to 8-track tapes, cassette players,…
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Fear Stalks a Hospital Waiting Room
Maybe it’s because it was Friday the 13th. Maybe because it was the waiting room of a Cardiac Surgical Center in one of the largest hospitals here in Augusta. Maybe because you are sitting in a room with people who share the same heavy anxieties. But fear stalks a hospital waiting room like a hungry…
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Stumbling Stones
My wife and I just returned from a river cruise in Holland and Belgium. It far exceeded our expectations, but not in the way you might expect. Oh, we saw working windmills, brilliant tulips, magnificent medieval architecture, and churches that predated Columbus. We were wined and dined by the best cruise company in Europe:…
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It’s Midnight in Waynesboro
Kind words do not cost anything. Words of appreciation can pack a punch few of us fully understand. And that’s the point of today’s post. That truism became evident when I had my first knee replacement in 2023. My wife and I chose to use the newly established Burke Health Orthopedic Center in Waynesboro, Georgia.…
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What an Apple Watch Cannot Do
This Apple Watch of mine is amazing. The days a watch just telling time are over. This Apple product is revolutionary. Dick Tracy has arrived. (If you understand that reference, then you must be over 60 years old.) This revolutionary device not only tells you time, but it will also monitor activity levels, including steps,…
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Sua Sponte
Ash Wednesday marks the traditional start of the Lenten season. Christian faith communities observe this season in various ways, including revivals, renewal weekends, fasting, and sacrificial acts — and don’t forget those Friday night fish frys. Lent is a time to focus on repentance, forgiveness, and receiving God’s mercy and grace. It is a time…
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What Are Some of Your Biggest Pet Peeves in Life?
Call them what you will: pet peeves, sources of irritation, challenges to my tolerant spirit, or simply things that “get my goat.” Whatever you call them, I confess to having a few. What are the pet peeves that rancor my soul? In no particular order, here are the annoyances that peeve yours truly: My list…
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Is Life Too Short for Golf?
A few years ago, I played a round of golf on an overcast and misty day. It had rained the day before, and course conditions could best be described as soggy. But, overall, the course was in good shape, and a day of golf with friends is still sunny, no matter the elements. While I played…
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The Front Row of a Funeral
Unless you have sat in the front row of a funeral, you do not know how painful grief can be. You are not alone in the front-row seat. An unwelcome visitor named Grief now clings to you like the humidity of a Georgia August. You discover a newfound sense of emptiness as wave after wave…
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