My name is Peary Perry ...

and I have something to say

This is My Story

In order to clear up any future confusion, let’s take a moment and let me explain who I am and why I write these columns each and every week. First off, I was born at a very early age. I arrived in this world with very little and still have most of it. It The big war (WWII) was going on and according to my parents, names were being rationed out. My Mom was kind of slow and couldn’t run very fast. I guess by the time she got down to the Federal Bureau of Names, all of the Johns, Jims, and Davids were gone. That was her story and she stuck with it.

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Letters 2010-12

I'm trying to lighten up the week since we lost our dog, Buddy, yesterday. Thanks to all of you who have written to me about your similar experiences. We will get over this and get another one in short order. In the meantime, I received the following this morning and...
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Deal

This morning brought the news that health care spending in this country will equal nearly 20% of our national gross domestic product by the year 2017. This means that nearly one fifth of our entire economy will go towards medical and health related spending in that...
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Peary goes back to school

We’ve all heard the old adage that …”You can’t teach an old dog, new tricks.” Well, I’m an old dog, and I’m about to find out if that’s true or not. I have enrolled in a local university and am trying to go back to college after 37 years to finish up and get my...
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