In Other Words with Dave
People-watching is one of my favorite pastimes. One of my favorite places to people-watch is at POPS on Route 66 in Arcadia. Sometimes I ride up there, and sometimes I drive up there. I enjoy watching families make seemingly the most important decision of their lives as to which grape soda they’re going to enjoy…
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In other words with Dave
Head out on the highway, looking for adventure (Steppenwolf, Born To Be Wild lyric). Yep, that was us. Alison and I took a road trip to Florida. Was it an adventure? Sure there were some moments. The road trip allowed us to put some miles on a car we purchased pre-pandemic. Our gray coupe ate…
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In Other Words with Dave
For me, Father’s Day is a time to reflect on the men that raised me and helped shape who I am today. There were 3, I’ll go in order of appearance. First there was Winfield, my adopted dad. My mom and Winfield adopted me as an infant. Winfield loved music and was a very talented…
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In Other Words with Dave
It’s been a long year away from people and events. Alison and I are eager but cautious to get out there and re-engage. We’ve been extra careful because of the cancer and my low immune system, but we’ve both been double “vaxxed,” so it begins. Some of our “new again to us” experiences include: Talking…
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In Other Words with Dave
Admittedly, Alison and I have fallen into some routines. The “repetitive” and the “familiar” have comforted us through the last year. Breaking out of routines takes perseverance. We’re trying – but we are not there, yet. Every night, after knocking off work around 6, we commute to the kitchen from our respective home offices. While…
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In Other Words With Dave – March 2021
There she goes. Walking around the house with a tape measure, pencil and graph paper. Alison’s consumed too many hours of renovations, improvements and house flipping. She’s all about the HGTV. While our neighbors have been busy with actually doing home improvement projects, my wife and I have to be content with just planning our…
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In Other Words With Dave – January 2021
I used to think I needed to save everything. How else would the future exhibits in the Dave Miller Museum get populated. That was years ago. I have since come to realize that in all likelihood there will not be a dedicated space to display all the belongings I collected over the years – all…
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In Other Words With Dave – February 2021
If you’ve been following along, in 2019 I got married to a wonderful lady named Alison. While we dated, we traveled a lot. Dined out a lot. Took motorcycle trips. Zipped around in a little sportscar she suggested I purchase (I didn’t even know I liked convertibles). We got married on a beautiful beach in…
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In Other Words with Dave – October 2020
I miss my hair. And I really didn’t have great hair. I never noticed how many guys are bald. I don’t think this guy or that guy would look better with hair – it’s not a judgement thing, I just notice my brothers more now that I’m in the club. But for…
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In Other Words with Dave – September 2020
It’s a rare case when the words I speak have an impact on someone’s life – at least that’s how it feels. When I replay important conversations I’ve had in the past, I think I should have used bigger words, more empathy or perhaps some research or fact-finding would have supported my point of view. …
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In Other Words with Dave – August 2020
When I was a little guy, I had a lot of operations on my ears. Mastoid operations, tubes put in my ears, new eardrums – I have a lot of memories of doctor visits and hospital stays. My least favorite part of all this were the shots. I dreaded shots. But my mom always told…
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