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Aren’tchaglad?
Aren’tchaglad you’re not working in Washington, D.C. right now? Aren’tcha? And aren’tchaglad you’re not a commentator on one of those TV news shows where they line up a mess of broadcasters or so called experts […]
Weekly Memo
Weekly Memo
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Stayin’ Alive
Recently somebody asked me,”Art, what are your goals for 2017?” and I began singing that old Bee Gee’s song from 1977, “Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin alive, stayin alive. Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin alive.” […]
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A New Point of View
From my office desk I can look up the stairs to my music room and see this big half-round topped window which faces West. It just dawned on me that if I were to move […]
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Lord make us instruments of Thy peace.
“Lord make us instruments of Thy peace.” This idea came to me recently as I watched a press conference involving those police leaders in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, following the murder of three policemen. One opened […]
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Caution Ahead
“All four lanes were running into the back of cars,” said driver Mary Holmes, who was driving from South Carolina to Raleigh. “It was like something you see out of a movie.” Robert Turner, a […]
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The Reckless Tree Incident
The other day I had an incident in our front yard involving our big old pine tree and my 2004 Ford Escape vehicle smashing the tail light assembly on the passenger side. My guesstimate was […]
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The Little Red Devil
I bought a little solar red devil. It swings its arms with a fork in each hand and moves its head side to side as if that devil is saying “No.” to me. Whenever the […]
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Auld Lang Syne
I had been listening to the New York Philharmonic Orchestra New Year’s Eve and their final number was Auld Lang Syne and as I sang along it popped into my head that this was a […]
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Blessings by Art Fettig
I have been so blessed in my speaking and writing career that when I sit down and examine it I feel like one of the luckiest guys in the world. Freedom is a precious word […]