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Saving and Sharing Good Memories Is Easy, Healthy, and Fun

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Saving and Sharing Good Memories Is Easy, Healthy, and Fun
Interviewing family members about their life experiences is a great way to learn more about them. Biba Kayewich
Jeff Minick
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Trust me friend a hundred years Goes faster than you think, so don’t blink
Written by Casey Beathard and Chris Wallin, that’s the refrain for country music star Kenny Chesney’s poignant hit song, “Don’t Blink.” The ballad tells of a 102-year-old man celebrating his birthday on television, who when asked the secret of life, says:
Don’t blink, cause just like that you’re 6 years old And you take a nap And you wake up and you’re 25 And your high school sweetheart becomes your wife.

Don’t blink, you just might miss Your babies growing like mine did Turning into moms and dads Next thing you know your better half

Jeff Minick
Jeff Minick
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Jeff Minick has four children and a growing platoon of grandchildren. For 20 years, he taught history, literature, and Latin to seminars of homeschooling students in Asheville, N.C. He is the author of two novels, “Amanda Bell” and “Dust on Their Wings,” and two works of nonfiction, “Learning as I Go” and “Movies Make the Man.” Today, he lives and writes in Front Royal, Va.
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