Retrospect – A Moment Of Unexpected Kindness By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 Reflecting on my life, filled with the highs and lows that have shaped me, there’s one memory that stands out as a moment of unexpected kindness. It’s a moment that occurred in the bustling heart of Boston, where the charm of…
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Retrospect – A Moment Of Unexpected Kindness
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Retrospect – A Moment Of Unexpected Kindness By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 Reflecting on my life, filled with the highs and lows that have shaped me, there’s one memory that stands out as a moment of unexpected kindness. It’s a moment that occurred in the bustling heart of Boston, where the charm of…
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My Pandemic Generation Grandkids
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I am heartbroken over how the pandemic impacted my grandchildren. What they lost can never be fixed.
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The Day the World Was a Kingdom
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Retrospect – The Day I Became a Knight By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 Picture this: I was eight years old, and my backyard was no ordinary place. It was a sprawling kingdom, teeming with hidden treasures and fierce dragons (okay, they were just our cats, but to an eight-year-old, they were formidable foes).…
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New Years at Times Square
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Meeting my buddies in Times Square on New Years Eve--what could go wrong?
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Remembering Gerhard, the Dude Abides
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Remembering Gerhard, The Dude Abides We first met Gerhard through our friend Renee. He was the English professor who years earlier had been her graduate school thesis advisor. The two had remained very close and Renee invited Gerhard to join our group of friends who took turns hosting each other at dinner, and who in…
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Baby Grand
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Baby Grand My father was a self-taught classical pianist and throughout my childhood the sounds of his music rang through our house. And in my mind’s eye I can still see him sitting at the baby grand playing a piece by Chopin or Beethoven. (See Moonlight Sonata) That baby grand followed my folks from the house…
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Endings Can Lead to New Beginnings
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"Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it" -- Goethe
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After the Storm
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(Excerpted from my book, The Long Pivot Home: Based on a true story of love and loss in Oklahoma.) For five years, from 1995-2000, I had been trying to complete a giant pivot in my life, charting a new course away from the loss of my beloved wife Selena, then away from my experience in…
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Snow Problem
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Snow had fallen overnight, and when we arrived at Skyline, the road was closed. The trip was ruined.
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In my mind I played so well.