Category Archives: Remembering

The Possibilities

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Bill Kasal

I write this as pitchers and catchers begin reporting for Spring Training.  For fans of baseball, it is as much a sign of springtime as melting snow, budding florae and newborn fauna.  To quote my ol’ friend, Shaun Hynes, The … Continue reading →

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Rainy Day Gravy

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Bill Kasal

The rain today patters on the roof, but I’m in Southern California so the temperatures accompanying the storm aren’t too low.  Still, the sound of the rain and the dim light rouses the nesting instinct.  On days like this, you … Continue reading →

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I’m Not A Cat Person

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Bill Kasal

What is it with women and cats?  I have only been with one woman in my life who did not own a cat.  She didn’t like cats and she told me she never owned one.  But she’s the only woman … Continue reading →

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When I Was Immortal

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Bill Kasal

It doesn’t seem that long ago… and it seems a lifetime ago.  Gee, to be exact, it’s my lifetime ago.  I was young and the thought of the end of my life—go ahead, Bill, say death—was not even a blip … Continue reading →

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What Color is the Old Gray Mare?

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Bill Kasal

My first job in radio was Continuity Director for an AM/FM combo in Palm Springs, California.  Continuity Director was a fancy way of saying that my job was to write commercials for our clients.  My initial desire was to be … Continue reading →

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Free Pony Rides

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Bill Kasal

I recently attended my granddaughter’s first cheer-leading performance.  Is that what you call it?  A performance?  Anyway, she’s cheer-leading for Pop Warner Football games with another friend of hers.  Their first game was 90 minutes away—at 8 o’clock on a … Continue reading →

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Space Age Rocket Surgery

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Bill Kasal

I grew up the first of six siblings.  Not a large family by some standards, but larger than most. My mother wanted to have kids.  Later in our lives she told us that what she wanted to be when she … Continue reading →

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I Was Cool… Once.

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Bill Kasal

I had to have them.  Had to. I know I’ve spoken to you about the freedom I’ve found in my life by divesting myself of things.  First, I got rid of most of my possessions, keeping only those things required … Continue reading →

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Record Breaking Intelligence

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Bill Kasal

Every now and then when I am feeling like I am smart or wise or have just solved a really difficult problem or challenge, I remember some of the things I thought or did as a child.  Looking back on … Continue reading →

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The (Sweet) Meaning of Life

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Bill Kasal

I must have been about three years old.  Those were the days when, to raise a family, only one parent had to work.  My father worked in the aerospace industry and my mother stayed home with me and my two … Continue reading →

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Aunt Alice

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Bill Kasal

Recently, my friend Isabel, was blogging about helping others and the views different cultures have regarding helping one another. This week I attended the funeral of my Auntie Alice.  The entire day I was nearly to the point of being … Continue reading →

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An Evening with Friends

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Bill Kasal

I had a great dinner this past Friday evening with some (I hesitate to say “old”) friends.  But the topics of age, intermittent memory and aches & pains did come up quite often! We’d all worked at the same radio … Continue reading →

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A Better Man Than I

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Bill Kasal

I wish I could explain why it happened, but I can’t.  From the time I hit my teen years there was friction between my father and I.  I know that friction between and father and teenage son is a cliché, … Continue reading →

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