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WINSTON WEEKLY©[1] March 16, 2025 Vol. 3, No. 11 CLOVER’S PROMISE Clover is often associated with St. Patrick’s Day. The translation of shamrock means “little clover” or “young clover”. But clover inspires many magical and meaningful moments beyond March 17. “In clover” means a carefree life of ease, comfort, or prosperity. Clover is believed to…
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WINSTON WEEKLY©[1] March 9, 2025 Vol. 3, No. 10 LIFE’S GREATEST LESSON “Pride. Vanity. Why do we do the things we do?” For those who have read Mitch Albom’s book, Tuesdays with Morrie, you no doubt recall that quote and many others. On the cover of Mitch’s book are the words, “life’s greatest lesson.” As…
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WINSTON WEEKLY©[1] March 2, 2025 Vol. 3, No. 9 MEANINGFUL MOMENTS Between the events of the past week and learning that $215,000 is the value of today’s Oscars’ swag bag,[2] this month’s theme is “meaningful moments.” As Anne Frank said, “Human goodness does not lie in wealth and power, but in character and goodness.” From…
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WINSTON WEEKLY©[1] February 23, 2025 Vol. 3, No. 8 A CHILD’S LOVE As this month’s Winston Weekly ends, the love of and for a child is foremost on my mind. Although children have the uncanny ability to push every last nerve, their ability to learn, love, and grow is magical. Ashton Kutcher said following the…
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WINSTON WEEKLY©[1] February 16, 2025 Vol. 3, No. 7 THE LOVE OF HORSES From Black Beauty to Mister Ed to Adam and Nugget, my love for horses has existed since early childhood. The only novel written by Anna Sewell, Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse, was published shortly before she died in 1877. Although…
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WINSTON WEEKLY©[1] February 9, 2025 Vol. 3, No. 6 THE LOVE OF SPORTS I was a football fan long before Taylor Swift became a fixture in Arrowhead Stadium. From playing flag football to watching Friday night high school football to cheering on the Packers, there is much to love about football and many other sports.…
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WINSTON WEEKLY©[1] February 2, 2025 Vol. 3, No. 5 THE LOVE OF POETRY Winston Weekly will have monthly themes this year, although that was not my intention when I started the year. Kansas City’s near-record January snowfall inspired the “snow theme,” but it is time to move past the snow! February is sometimes called the…
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WINSTON WEEKLY©[1] January 26, 2025 Vol. 3, No. 4 SENSATIONAL SNOW LEOPARDS[2] As this month’s “snow theme” ends, my thoughts turn to the sensational snow leopard. Only once did I have an opportunity to see one, and that was with my late mother. She and I traveled often from as early as I can recall…
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WINSTON WEEKLY©[1] January 19, 2025 Vol. 3, No. 3 WINTER’S VISION Staying true to January’s winter theme while recognizing that tomorrow is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, it seems appropriate to consider winter’s vision in the context of sociology and “winter soldier” Dr. King.[2] Although Dr. King called himself a “Drum Major for Justice”, Bruce…
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WINSTON WEEKLY©[1] January 12, 2025 Vol. 3, No. 2 BENEATH THE ICE Given the continued cold, I am staying with a “winter theme” this month. This week, the focus is on ice fishing. It is not for the faint of heart, especially when friends past often questioned such endeavors by exclaiming, “Are you nuts!?” Forty-plus…
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