jamesbriankerr
My Life as a Human Sled ... or How I Survived Eight Years With a GSP
People sometimes ask me how I’ve managed to stay so thin over the years. I tell them that I am fortunate—or cursed, depending on how you...
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Sep 224 min
Practicing Random Acts of Kindness ... in a Nursing Home
I’ve been spending a lot of time of late in the company of elderly people, and I’ve concluded that we human beings don’t lose our unique...
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jamesbriankerr
Sep 84 min
The Deep Roots of a Big Catholic Family
I come from a big family. A really big family. No, I mean like, a really big family. At a time when the nation is having a dialogue...
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Aug 235 min
Peaceable Man Files #47: A Change in the Air
Random musings on my vagabond existence in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. What a difference a...
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jamesbriankerr
Aug 104 min
When A Hero Becomes A Friend
It’s not often in life that we get a chance to meet our heroes and, even better, become friends with them. Over the past three years,...
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Jul 274 min
Want to Travel? Don't Wait. Seize the Day!
This article originally appeared in HumbleDollar I am not a particularly well-traveled man. I will be turning 65 at the end of this year...
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jamesbriankerr
Jul 154 min
Remembering the Days We Went Outside to Escape the Heat
Another week in the cooker here in Pennsylvania. As I write this, it’s ten o’clock on a Monday morning and already it’s 85 degrees...
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jamesbriankerr
Jun 273 min
Peaceable Man Files #46: Rain, Blessed Rain
Random musings on my vagabond existence in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. After two weeks of...
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jamesbriankerr
Jun 164 min
The Lasting Legacy of a Good Father
It was more than fifty years ago but that day is etched in my memory like a fossil in stone. I had just turned twelve and had finally...
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jamesbriankerr
Jun 82 min
This is What Success Looks Like
I’ve spent forty years chasing illusory dreams of success as a corporate communicator and author, and I’ve just seen what success truly...
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jamesbriankerr
May 197 min
Peaceable Man Files #45: Building A Legacy of Memories
How will my children remember me when I’m gone? How do I hope they remember me? I found myself pondering these questions last week as my...
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jamesbriankerr
May 32 min
Peaceable Man Files #44: Time for An Adventure
I’ve been working too much lately. Days, nights, even some weekend time on a big project for my new work gig. Not enough time for the fun...
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jamesbriankerr
Apr 214 min
A Dream in a Different Dress
One of the many blessings of having a strong life partner is the clarity he or she can bring in revealing truths about ourselves that we...
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Mar 314 min
Easter Egg Hunts, Past and Present
It’s Easter morning and Rachael and I are stuffing plastic eggs with candy and coins for the traditional egg hunt for her kids. We are...
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Mar 163 min
Peaceable Man Files #43: Winds of Change
Random musings on my vagabond existence in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. After a couple weeks...
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jamesbriankerr
Feb 194 min
Peaceable Man Files #42: The Lengthening Days
Random musings on my vagabond existence in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. This morning when I...
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jamesbriankerr
Feb 73 min
Peaceable Man Files #41: Building Our Store of Faith
Hard times are coming. Pain. Suffering. Sorrow. Losses beyond human bearing. All the ills the flesh is heir to, magnified by the...
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jamesbriankerr
Jan 204 min
Deep Freeze! The Warmth of Home, Hand-me-Downs and Hot Chocolate
With much of the country in a deep freeze this week, I’ve found myself digging through the closet for items I haven’t worn for quite some...
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jamesbriankerr
Jan 54 min
Peaceable Man Files #40: New Year, New Beginnings
“Curiouser and curiouser!” cried Alice. – Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland Rachael and I rang in the new year last weekend in typical...
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jamesbriankerr
Dec 20, 20234 min
"Memory is a Shared Thing" - What We Lose When We Lose a Friend
I lost another good friend recently. Jerry and I went to high school together and knew each other for more than 45 years. During our...
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