Chris Jakubowicz, Author at The Tryon Daily Bulletin

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After Christmas blues

The holidays came (in about September 1 believe) and the holidays whooshed past us like a one hit wonder on the radio.  We shall see ... Read more

by Chris Jakubowicz, Wednesday, January 18, 2012 10:20 am

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Coping with being Santa and Mrs. Claus

This time of year is busy for everyone, especially parents. Putting up holiday lights and Christmas trees, shopping, spending hard earned money, wrapping gifts, parties, ... Read more

by Chris Jakubowicz, Tuesday, December 20, 2011 7:45 am

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Raking leaves; another meaningful Grassroots experience

Ah the good ‘ol days. When people used to perform all sorts of heavy work with their bare hands, without the use of a machine ... Read more

by Chris Jakubowicz, Tuesday, December 6, 2011 10:10 am

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My brilliant cure for the energy crisis

I really believe I have stumbled upon something great. It’s another one of my million dollar ideas; I’ve had several. None of them – obviously, ... Read more

by Chris Jakubowicz, Tuesday, November 15, 2011 1:02 pm

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Our family’s trip through the treacherous corn maze

It was a cool dark night and the family was bundled up beyond recognition. We had stocking hats, gloves, jackets zipped up to our chins ... Read more

by Chris Jakubowicz, Monday, October 31, 2011 5:12 pm

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My cure for enduring the mid-life crisis

One of my favorite stories of all time has to be Peter Pan; the story of a young boy who refuses to grow up. Peter ... Read more

by Chris Jakubowicz, Monday, October 17, 2011 5:36 pm

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Anyone can blow a bubble with practice

Blowing bubbles with bubble gum is a forgotten art form. You have to be very careful in how you go about it. It may take ... Read more

by Chris Jakubowicz, Monday, October 3, 2011 8:35 pm

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My theory on how Noah’s Ark animals were corralled

Noah’s ark is missing a key ingredient in this epic biblical story. In fact, whoever is responsible for coming up with the story of a ... Read more

by Chris Jakubowicz, Monday, September 19, 2011 5:35 pm

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Feeling the weight of the world on my shoulders

If I have to pretend to play horse one more time, I’m fronting the money to legally change my name to Mr. Ed. I chose ... Read more

by Chris Jakubowicz, Tuesday, September 6, 2011 3:55 pm

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Conversations with our moving boxes

Last article, I wrote about my moving escapade. After the journey was completed, I had a strange conversation with the mountains of boxes I had ... Read more

by Chris Jakubowicz, Tuesday, August 16, 2011 9:41 am

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