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\u00a0Well guys, we\u2019re two-thirds of the way through the year. Have you stuck to your goals and plans as you promised that you would at the beginning of the year ?<\/span><\/p>\n Have you shredded those unwanted pounds around the midsection like you vowed to do before this winter\u2019s upcoming high school reunion ? Or, are you at this very moment online in search of \u00a0 the latest waist-cinching item in hopes of hiding your personal battle of the bulge ?<\/span><\/p>\n How about that closet that will burst wide the hell open if you try to put just a single shirt in there ? Still full huh? You said that that was the very first thing on your bucket list of things to do that would be knocked out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Remember you were going to \u201c take a few lil classes\u201d at the community college just to \u201c keep my mind sharp\u201d ? Well ? Did you sign up yet ?<\/span><\/p>\n And I KNOW that you\u2019ve been out visiting your relatives who are now up in age and longing for a visit and a bright smile from a familiar face.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Darn, Christmas will soon be approaching and that without question signals another year\u2019s end. Another 365 revolutions around the sun. Another 365 days gone.<\/span><\/p>\n Still, there is plenty time left in the year for gallivanting around town and taking in an outdoor festival or three. You\u2019ll undoubtedly still take to the parks and picnic tables like mosquitos to your legs on a late Friday evening at a cookout.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Soon though, the sound of leaf blowers and rakes will permeate the soundscape of life only to give way to snowblowers and shovels shortly thereafter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n With that, don\u2019t forget to go visit the senior loved ones in your family. Within the last 60 days, I\u2019ve lost 4 relatively young family members to one cause of illness or another. So, in the words of our beloved Soul Brother #1, I beg each and every one of you to PLEASE\u2026PLEASE\u2026PLEASE check in on someone.<\/span><\/p>\n It doesn\u2019t have to be a senior that\u00a0 you reach out to either. Of late, too often\u00a0 times we read an account in the newspapers where some young child has cried out in pain and no one listened or responded to their plea.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Yes, we\u2019re all entering the autumn of our lives and each millisecond must count. The batteries in the chronometer of life ticks slowly but surely towards its final tick. It\u2019s always been said that, \u201c\u00a0 Nobody gets out alive\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n With that, call a friend just to check in. It doesn\u2019t have to be an hours long conversation. But, be certain to make that call. Because one day, yes, one day\u2026you\u2019ll be up in age and wishing that someone called you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Now, go throw another package of hot dogs on the grill and enjoy what\u2019s left of this summer. Winter is fast approaching. Brrrrr\u2026just the thought of it makes me shiver.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n ~Ray Rob<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0Well guys, we\u2019re two-thirds of the way through the year. Have you stuck to your goals and plans as you promised that you would at the beginning of the year ? Have you shredded those unwanted pounds around the midsection like you vowed to do before this winter\u2019s upcoming high school reunion ? Or, … <\/p>\n