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Golf, grace and John Mayer

And, the latest episodes of the Constant Crisis News & Opinion humor & self-help podcast!

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My Dad (on the right) and his siblings (l-r): Richie, Ginny, George, and Elaine always in our hearts.

What do golf, grace and John Mayer have in common? Find out in my September column.

My dad is turning 75 next week, and so recently a bunch of Dad’s family from New York and New Jersey came down to celebrate: his brothers Richie and George, sister Ginny, and Jack, the husband of Dad’s late sister Elaine. Also along for the party were spouses, nieces, nephews... so many Yankees in one place that I imagine there were tremors running up and down Monument Avenue all weekend.

We kicked off the festivities on Friday with golf in the surprisingly mild weather (only 95 degrees with 95 percent humidity). We had fun, which might surprise those who know my hyper-competitive family. But the secret to being happily hyper-competitive is knowing what you are good at and, more importantly, what you are not good at, and calibrating your expectations and frustration accordingly.

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There was an interesting moment before dinner. While we were saying grace, my Aunt Ginny said, “"Lord, thank you for giving us Danny [my dad] and for letting us have him in our lives for so long...”

Ginny's prayer sparked a painful yet liberating realization for me. Read about it in the rest of my September Chesterfield Observer humor column.

And if you like it, please share it!!

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Now's your chance to catch up on past episodes of the Constant Crisis News & Opinion humor and self-help podcast!

Episode 19 - Sept. 2, 2012 - Don't Look at Me. I'm Just the Parent. - Ham & Chuck chat about reality TV and the unreal decisions made by parents involved. We also talk about over-mothering college students, and toddlers with $600 shoes.

Episode 18 - Aug. 27, 2012 Don't Mess with the Man, Man! - Ham & Chuck stand up to the Man, man! And we stand up for giving water to thirsty people on hot days, we stand up for Lance Armstrong against the sadists at the USADA, and we stand up for… well, we try to give the Department of Homeland Security some constructive criticism. Wait… did you hear a click? Is this being recorded?

Episode 17 - Aug. 19, 2012 - Nobody move or the drunk showering woman / gator baiter / fluffy bunny / anti-Semitic politician / pirate gets it!! - Ham & Chuck examine the physics of drunken showering, the legality of feeding alligators parts of your own body, the ethics of a town taking a little girl’s pet bunny hostage, the morals of anti-semitic politicians and their parties, and the corporatization of the mom & pop pirate industry. Plus our take on the Olympics. Ain’t that enough??

Episode 16 - Aug. 13, 2012 - Senseless Carjackers, Brainless Texters, and Zombies… but we repeat ourselves… - Ham & Chuck discuss a massive federal-state cooperative effort to stop carjackings through dumb luck, texters who walk and how government should respond, and the latest in zombie apocalypse gear.

Episode 15 - Aug. 6, 2012 - WHY DO YOU HATE ME? - Ham & Chuck discuss mean girl dolphins, terrorizing children to bring them closer to Jesus, verbally abusing drive-thru workers to show your love, and Chuck’s parents, one of whom is plotting to destroy America.

There are TWO (both free!) Ways to Get the Constant Crisis News & Opinion humor and self-help podcast

1. Go to our website every week (www.constantcrisisnews.com) through your computer or smart phone and press the play button on the on-screen player. It's free, of course.
2. Go to iTunes and subscribe to the Constant Crisis News & Opinion podcast so you it is automatically downloaded to your iTunes every week. Then just play it in iTunes or on your iPod. Again, free!

Ham & I want Constant Crisis News & Opinion to be a funny weekly look at a world that has totally lost its mind, and a refuge of humor, perspective and sanity for our listeners.

Ham & I hope you enjoy it. Thanks!

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I always say that the next season is my favorite, because here in Virginia, the seasons last just long enough to get you ready for the next one (with the exception of February, of course). Even though I hate to see summer end, I am looking forward to autumn, cool weather, football and holidays. I hope you are too. I'll talk to you in a few weeks. In the meantime, thanks again for reading and listening!

Chuck

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