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Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Jun 22, 2018
- 1 min
A Swamp of "Stuff"
The worst difficulties we can find ourselves in are the ones we squarely place ourselves in. And so it was that as a burned-out senior in...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Jun 21, 2018
- 2 min
Holding Your Nose vs. Holding A Hand
If math could be to determine or even predict difficulties within relationships, the odds of liking anyone might be pretty slim. Perhaps w...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Jun 20, 2018
- 2 min
When "Unbelievable" Is True
After I completed a book on behalf of an Italian immigrant who had been on the infamous passage of the Andrea Doria in 1956 and whose lif...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Jun 19, 2018
- 1 min
"Why Is Life So Blasted Hard?"
“Why do I always seem to get the hard cases?” That was the question I’d raise with God whenever I was in the exam room with someone whose...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Jun 18, 2018
- 2 min
The Klutz Who Heard Angels
PHOTO: The "triple threat." When my push mower, riding mower and ATV all went on the blink at the same time, it felt like a conspiracy of...
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