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    A Life Worth Living

    The End Of An Era

    Bysmartin July 17, 2016July 17, 2016

      Caring. That’s what Ben Branscomb did. Ben was a second father to me and he wasn’t alone. Lee McGriff Jr. (Daddy Pete) was my other second father. Daddy Pete died several years ago and it was pretty devastating. He had always been there solid as a rock. And then he was gone. We celebrated…

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    A Life Worth Living

    Crisis in sweet home Alabama

    Bysmartin February 1, 2014January 29, 2022

    Birmingham under siege Written late at night on Tuesday, January 28th.) Birmingham Alabama, USA received a completely unexpected snow storm today. At around 8:30 a co-worker asked if I knew it was snowing. I wasn’t worried about it. The forecast had called for little to no accumulation. I worked steadily for a couple of hours…

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  • Home
  • Sue’s Blog: A Life Worth Living
  • A Tribute to The Seeing Eye
    • The Harnessing of Love
    • Beverly, The Firecracker in Harness
    • The Different Faces of Retirement
    • Quoddy in Retirement
    • Beverly Crosses the Rainbow Bridge
    • Kismet, Beloved, Impish, Brilliant
    • Kismet Crosses the Rainbow Bridge
    • My “Quandary”
    • A Journey of Change, Patience, and Love
  • Learning to Live with Blindness
    • An Unfinished Book
    • Three-letter Words
    • braille “Flash Cards”
    • The Touch of Reality
    • It’s Cane-Cuttin’ Time
    • What Do an X-ray and a Signature Have in Common?
    • On the Move, Moving On
    • Does It Get Any Easier?
    • Hands On
    • The Drop-Off Lesson
  • Contact Sue