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Category: Love

Four Janets

Posted on October 1, 2023May 8, 2025 by Ed Medley

The Janets of this story are not really Janets, though they all have the same name – beginning with J. I have known real Janets though none are heroines of my lovelorn tales. Janet Mitcham I was 12 or 13 and forced by my aggressively Christian father to go to weekly meetings of an evangelical…

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Regret

Posted on October 1, 2023October 19, 2023 by Ed Medley

Breaking up. me: “Do you still love me?” she:  “You know the answer”. For almost 60 years I have regretted not saying: “I don’t know. Please tell me”.

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+1

Posted on May 25, 2012October 3, 2023 by Ed Medley

A positive (+) look on life this morning: +1 = 1 year since my last post (50/20) which celebrated two important events – the most important being my 20th wedding anniversary.

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50/20

Posted on May 25, 2011October 3, 2023 by Ed Medley

50 years ago today John F. Kennedy challenged America to put a man on the moon within a decade. (Yes, I know: a man). And in 1969 it came to be, with a Giant Step for Mankind (Yes, I know. Man again). And the world view was forever changed. 20 years ago today, Julie married me….

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