Category Archives: Memoir

Give and You Will Receive?

Posted on January 13, 2026 by mitchteemley

Photo by Jorg Angeli Give and You Will Receive? What I Really Want From Others It’s embarrassing to admit, but what I really want from others is their attention. I want to be understood and appreciated. Why? Because to Little … Continue reading →

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Here’s One Absolutely Necessary Resolution

Posted on January 12, 2026 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week: Here’s One Absolutely Necessary Resolution Why So Many New Year’s Resolutions Are Doomed Because they’re pie-in-the-sky (for diet resolution-ists, make that celery-sticks-in-the-sky); they’re not perceived as absolutely necessary. In other words, they’re a nicety, not a … Continue reading →

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Loving Her Just the Way She Was

Posted on January 6, 2026 by mitchteemley

Image Source: AmoMama My Real Memoir: Loving Her Just the Way She Was But Did I Love Her? Billy Joel’s biggest hit “Just the Way You Are” was on the radio and on my mind that fall —constantly. Did I … Continue reading →

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In Praise of the Humble Hamburger

Posted on December 30, 2025 by mitchteemley

In Praise of the Humble Hamburger Note: I’m on a brief hiatus from the My Real Memoir series normally posted on Tuesdays. It will return soon. My Earliest Walk Down Hamburger Lane… Led to the world’s oldest surviving McDonald’s, located in … Continue reading →

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How Should I Then Live?

Posted on December 23, 2025 by mitchteemley

Image by Izhar Ahamed My Real Memoir I felt like a primordial planet with a molten heart and ever-shifting continents. What shape would I eventually take? I didn’t know. I only knew that my Creator was still molding me. In … Continue reading →

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How We Had a Merry COVID Christmas

Posted on December 22, 2025 by mitchteemley

Five years ago, my wife and I were depressed when we first started talking about Christmas. It seemed Grinch-19 had stolen it right out from under us! Here’s how we had a merry COVID Christmas anyway: Thought for the Week … Continue reading →

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This Is the Ultimate Comfort Food

Posted on December 18, 2025 by mitchteemley

I should write, I suppose, about traditional Christmas or Hanukkah dinners. But those take preparation. Lots of it. And most of my food memories are about SiBY (Simple-but-Yummy) dishes you can fix with minimal prep. Yes, I love roast beef … Continue reading →

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Pizza: The World’s Most Perfect Food

Posted on December 9, 2025 by mitchteemley

Why has pizza been called the world’s most perfect food? Because it includes every taste and texture we crave, all in one dish: sweet, savory, chewy, crunchy. Oh yeah, and cheese, tons of cheese. What’s not to love? And yet, … Continue reading →

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Feeling Sympathy for the Little Devils

Posted on December 6, 2025 by mitchteemley

Last week, I wrote about being attacked by yellow jackets while blowing leaves near their underground lair. And about the far more disastrous results of my defense campaign. Result? Several days later, my wife Trudy and I committed full-scale waspicide. … Continue reading →

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I Was Attacked by Yellow Jackets!

Posted on November 29, 2025 by mitchteemley

A few autumns back, while blowing leaves into rake-able piles, I was assaulted by a group of tiny kamikazes called yellow jackets. A week later, I was still treating my arm for the itching hives when the yellow jackets attacked … Continue reading →

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