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On the Road Again, Meeting Folks by Garrison Keillor
(Connections May 2, 2024)
The morning after Spokane, I sat down to breakfast at the hotel with six people who'd been to the show and their three little kids. It was a delight. When members of your audience want to have breakfast with you, you know you did a very good show…
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Civility
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Communication
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Compassion
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Contemplation, Insight
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Friends & Neighbnors
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Humor
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Optimal Aging
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Relationships
Spring is Here, Time to Get to Know Each Other by Garrison Keillor
(Connections April 26, 2024)
This is a beautiful feature of Manhattan, the proliferation of squares and plazas for people to perch or promenade in and escape from regimentation and the tyranny of social media…
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Communication
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Contemplation, Insight
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Humor
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Nature
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Optimal Aging
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Politics
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Relationships
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Seasons
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Social Issues
Old Friends by Leona Bergstrom
(Connections October 7, 2023)
A 1968 song stirs memories and thoughts for today…
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Contemplation, Insight
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Contentment, Satsifaction
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Faith
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Friends & Neighbnors
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Memories
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Optimal Aging
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Relationships
A Plate of Rigatoni with Friends by Garrison Keillor
(Connections March 30, 2023)
True friendship means not feeling obliged to impress each other and so we don't. . . .we see that we're all in the same boat, the equality of old age prevails. Health is what matters, not money, not prestige…
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Attitudes
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Communication
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Contentment, Satsifaction
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Family
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Memories
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Optimal Aging
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Relationships
I Am Giving Up Anger, So Should You by Garrison Keillor
(Connections January 26, 2023)
I am trying to give up anger. It’s poisonous and it has no effect other than to make the angerer feel bad and perhaps do something truly stupid…
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Advice, Guidance & Mentoring
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Attitudes
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Character, Integrity
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Communication
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Optimal Aging
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Relationships
Father Time Advises a Brown-Eyed Girl by Garrison Keillor
(Connections January 19, 2023)
Emily, God bless your idealism and the hard work required, but there has to be joy too. Nothing good can be accomplished without joy. I think Emerson said that. If not, he should’ve…
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Advice, Guidance & Mentoring
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Crime, Justice, Punishment
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Hopes & Dreams
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Optimal Aging
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Relationships
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Social Issues
Forget About Nut Cases, Let's Talk About What's Real by Garrison Keillor
(Connections April 14, 2022)
There’s a lot of gossip and envy and animosity out there, don’t kid yourself, so all the more reason to hold fast to your friends…
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Communication
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Family
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Optimal Aging
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Relationships
Love the One You're With by Ken Potts
(Connections August 20, 2021)
Over the life of a marriage, we may become attracted to other people…
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Character, Integrity
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Choices and Decision Making
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Circumstances, Life Events
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Contentment, Satsifaction
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Discipline
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Optimal Aging
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Relationships
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Risk
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Values
My Father's Hands by Linda Schwartz / Reflections
(Connections July 8, 2021)
Unleashing a floodgate of memories…
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Character, Integrity
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Family
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Father's Day
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Memories
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Optimal Aging
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Parenting, Parents
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Relationships
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Values
Communities of Strength by Leona Bergstrom
(Our World May 6, 2021)
Older Americans Month 2021…
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Lifestyle, General
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Optimal Aging
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Relationships
The Gift of Influence by Leona Bergstrom
(Connections March 5, 2021)
Every woman has a story to tell…
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Communication
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Inspiration
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Optimal Aging
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Relationships
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Tribute, Testimony
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Trust
When We Last Spoke by Rusty Wright
(Arts & Entertainment October 22, 2020)
Kid's dreams, family secrets, forgiveness…
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Communication
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Family
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Forgive, Forgiveness
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Optimal Aging
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Parenting, Parents
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Relationships
Loneliness by Stu Johnson
(Connections April 17, 2018)
A problem that often increases with age…
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Communication
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Compassion
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Lifestyle, General
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Loneliness
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Optimal Aging
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Relationships
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Retirement
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Social Activities
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Social Issues
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Social Media
The Word on Marriage by Stu Johnson
(Connections April 6, 2018)
Describing a successful marriage in one word…
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Beliefs
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Bible
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Character, Integrity
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Choices and Decision Making
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Faith
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Family
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Hopes & Dreams
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Inspiration
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Language, Meaning
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Optimal Aging
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Relationships
The Age of Love —It's Never Too Late to Date by Marla Stoker
(Connections June 24, 2015)
Documentary film and speed dating event for seniors provide tips for dating again when you're older…
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Optimal Aging