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Train of Thoughts: “There Are Olympians, And Then There’s Me”

By Susan Govern When I was a young girl in the sixties, my first notice of the Olympics was the Winter Games of 1968. There...

Train of Thoughts: “Making Space Isn’t Easy”

By Susan Govern Now that the holidays are over, it’s time to take down the decorations. This usually means putting away Christmas things, but in...

Train of Thoughts: “A Few of My Favorite Things”

By Susan Govern Just about everyone is familiar with the song from “The Sound of Music” about Maria’s favorite things. Around the holidays I also...

Train of Thoughts: “Have Yourself A Funny Little Christmas”

By Susan Govern I’ve been listening to the radio often since Thanksgiving which means I’ve been hearing a lot of Christmas songs. Cleveland has at...

Train of Thoughts: “Into the river and lost in the woods…”

By Susan Govern The song’s lyrics usually are “Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house we go…” painting a nice mental picture...

Train of Thoughts: “Bad Times – Good People”

By Susan Govern Sunday, November 5, 2017, approximately 6:05 p.m. (or a little later) – it was dark because of the time change. The lights...

Train of Thoughts: “Ghosts and Goblins and Ghouls – Oh my!”

By Susan Govern Halloween is just a few days away but the entire month of October has been, for as long as I can recall,...

Train of Thoughts: “Orange And Gold – And I’m Not Talking Team Colors”

Autumn is here and Fall activities are once again listed in the entertainment section of the newspaper. Look up “Things to do” and you...

Train of Thoughts: “Orange Barrels And Brake Lights”

By Susan Govern I’m a traveler. Not really a commuter because I’m not working at one specific place anymore, but I do travel a lot...

Train of Thoughts: “A Little Ding Here, A Little Dent There.”

By Susan Govern As far back as I can remember my dad would always do his best to keep our cars in good shape. He...

Train of Thoughts: “Now Where Is That …?”

By Susan Govern Everyone has had one of those days where you are busy trying to do several things at once. In the course of...

Train of Thoughts: “360 Months”

By Susan Govern I have a Great Nephew who is four years old now. Another Great Nephew and a Great Niece are both a year...

Train of Thoughts: “Last Stop”

By Susan Govern In August of 2016 I wrote my first “Train of Thoughts” essay and asked you to come aboard, but just as a...

Train of Thoughts: “If Life Offered Do-Overs”

By Susan Govern Some people claim life does come with second chances. In other words – you just might get lucky and get a do-over....

Train of Thoughts: “Vacations can come with surprises.”

By Susan Govern Back at the beginning of summer I saw a quote I thought was interesting. It read like the first sentence of some...

Train of Thoughts: “You’d think he’d know better by now.”

By Susan Govern As I’ve written in other essays, I’ve traveled a lot in my life. First were my vacations with my parents then with...

Train of Thoughts: “For Better – For Worse – For Retirement.”

By Susan Govern Last September I read a funny quote: “My husband just retired…please rescue me!” At the time I laughed when I read it, and...