Coda
Is the nest ever empty when it's full of junk?
Greg Bean
      My wife and I are now officially empty nesters, but when the last child left recently to take an out-of-state job, we came to a shocking realization: You can't have an empty nest when the chicks leave all their junk behind to clutter the place up.
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Around Town
Poignant memories are music to my ears
Amy Rosen
      I remember playing "Taste, Touch and Smell" as a child in which a blindfolded person used their senses to determine an object before them. We'd hold cheese under my father's nose, something he despised the smell of, and roar with laughter at his reaction. I can still hear his groans of disgust and subsequent laughter whenever I encounter a pungent piece of Parmesan.
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