Category Archives: death

No Time to Say Good-Bye

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Bob Martin

As I have gotten older, I have started to understand my parents and grandparents a little more. Those silly old people somehow grew in wisdom as I grew in age. Perhaps it was hanging around me so much that they … Continue reading →

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I Stood and Saluted

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Bob Martin

Over the past two weeks the world lost two celebrities and a hero. While it was sad to hear about George Michaels and Carrie Fisher, for my wife’s family it was more the passing of Harold Mufford that made the … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Bob Martin

Just in case you have been hiding somewhere with no calendar, TV, radio, or internet access, today is Memorial Day. So, yes this post like so many on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and others is about this particular day. I am … Continue reading →

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The Chair (Complete Story – You can read it in parts by clicking the stories link)

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Bob Martin

“Have a nice nap, Jackie. Mommy needs to get things done,” Jack’s mother placed him in his crib. Even though the two year-old was tired. He fought sleep. He wanted to play. She laid him on to the mattress. She … Continue reading →

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Innocent Voices

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Bob Martin

Yesterday, I took time to watch a foreign film titled, Innocent Voices. It is a film that looks at the lives of the children in a town of El Salvador during the 1980s. The movie takes us into the last … Continue reading →

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Sweet Children

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Bob Martin

Tonight I had to talk myself into writing. It is not that I am without something of which to write, but instead I am writing with a sad heart. I have already posted a couple of times wondering what is … Continue reading →

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Visions of After

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Bob Martin

Sometimes the brain takes you on a journey that makes no sense. Often, when I go on these weird thought patterns, it is the result of a stressful day. Perhaps the frustration level was high, tasks needed to be done, … Continue reading →

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Will We be a Burden on Our Children?

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Bob Martin

 I think I am ready to write about this topic. At first, I thought I avoided these words in order to not upset my wife. Then I found an excuse in not knowing how to actually take the thoughts and … Continue reading →

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And The World Keeps Turning

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Bob Martin

I woke up this morning, January 11, 2016, to read that David Bowie died. I will admit that I was slightly taken aback since I had not seen anything on the tabloid covers while at the check out to indicate … Continue reading →

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