Category: My friend Gene
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Isaac
Disclaimer: This post is nearly three times longer than my typical posts. I’ve had several folks reach out and ask how we are doing, and haven’t really had the words to express. I know people everywhere are having to deal with the challenges of their present reality in their own unique way. Countless others have…
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My Friend Gene
I am thankful for the many people I have been blessed to call “friend.” My friend Gene, is perhaps the most senior of all of them. I have enjoyed countless cups of coffee, and Hardees biscuits with him. For a while he would stop by Cadence when we first opened, his brown bag from Hardees…
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Great (un)Expectations
Of all the disappointments that we experience in life, the greatest ones are the ones that involve other people. The one’s where you expect someone to do something, and that something doesn’t happen. I have the hardest time with disappointments like these. Some thirst for justice wells up inside of me, and I struggle with…
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Thursdays. . I mean Friday’s with Gene
Wouldn’t you know that the vey week I tell all my friends about Thursday’s with Gene, that Gene goes and decides to come in to the shop on Fridays? Oh well, the conversations are still good, no matter what day it is. One of the most memorable conversations I’ve had with Gene, was the day…
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thursdays with gene
One of the highlights of my week comes every Thursday morning around 9 a.m. carrying a brown paper bag with breakfast inside. While breakfast is a major bonus, the highlight is my weekly visit with my friend Gene. Gene is twice my age, and even more life experience. We talk about everything. I personally enjoy…