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THE REAL BUCKET LIST

“THE BUCKET LIST” is a comedy-drama about two terminally ill men who meet while sharing a hospital room. Morgan Freeman plays a family man who typically put his own desires on the back burner. In contrast, Jack Nicholson’s role is that of a self-centered, wealthy health-care tycoon. As they come to terms with the end [...]

THE REAL BUCKET LISTMelody W. Miller2025-08-27T20:35:51+00:00

PARENTS . . . ACCEPT DEATH AS PART OF YOUR FUTURE

As a teenager, I came across an odd “record.” It was the size of a 45, but it was colored, flexible plastic instead of the customary hard, black disc. Curious, I asked Mom about it. She smiled mysteriously and said, “Play it.” What I heard was my dad’s voice . . . not the one [...]

PARENTS . . . ACCEPT DEATH AS PART OF YOUR FUTUREMelody W. Miller2025-08-27T18:45:48+00:00