Tony Smith

Feb 21, 2026

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6 min read

Maybe This Time I'll Win: Part 30

Villa Vittorio, June 1940

Tony Smith

Feb 21, 2026

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4 min read

Peace

A simple but profound word.

Tony Smith

Feb 13, 2026

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15 min read

Maybe This Time I'll Win: Part 29

Villa Vittorio June 9th, 1940

Tony Smith

Feb 7, 2026

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5 min read

Sunday Drives

“Let’s get lost and see where it leads!” my Aunt Carolyn would shout.

Tony Smith

Feb 6, 2026

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7 min read

Maybe This Time I'll Win: Part 28

Spring (April) 1940

Tony Smith

Feb 1, 2026

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7 min read

Why Not Me?

Be Bold

Tony Smith

Jan 31, 2026

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11 min read

Maybe This Time I'll Win: Part 27

Week of New Year’s Even and Day 1939/1940

Tony Smith

Jan 29, 2026

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5 min read

America, Why Not Me?

“Let our dream inspire you today.” That’s the opening line from a live performance in 1989 by the country duet, The Judds, opening their song, Why Not Me.

Tony Smith

Jan 27, 2026

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4 min read

Common Ground Shoveling Snow

Sometimes the simplest actions are the most profound.

Tony Smith

Jan 19, 2026

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13 min read

Maybe This Time I'll Win: Part 26

Christmas 1939

Tony Smith

Jan 17, 2026

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5 min read

Light In The Darkness

Be The Difference

Tony Smith

Dec 29, 2025

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7 min read

Live

Life and Legacy

Tony Smith

Dec 5, 2025

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12 min read

Maybe This Time I'll Win: Part 25

December 1939

Tony Smith

Dec 2, 2025

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6 min read

Naughty or Nice

Wicked or Good

Tony Smith

Nov 23, 2025

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7 min read

Adjust Your Sails

Trimming the Sails

Tony Smith

Nov 21, 2025

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9 min read

Maybe This Time I'll Win: Part 24

End of September 1939

Tony Smith

Nov 17, 2025

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4 min read

Motivated Mondays

How do you go from the Sunday Scaries, dreading the start of the work week ahead, to Motivated Mondays?

Tony Smith

Nov 15, 2025

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7 min read

Soul Time

As I sat in my hotel room in the Croatian capital city of Zagreb, through the open window I heard the sounds of children at play.

Tony Smith

Oct 31, 2025

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7 min read

Maybe This Time I'll Win: Part 23

Late Summer 1939

Tony Smith

Oct 24, 2025

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8 min read

One Floor Short of the Penthouse

I entered the elevator and selected the floor button when the gentleman beside me replied with a smile, “one floor short of the penthouse!” I laughed along as well, replying “That sounds like a good story or book title!” He smiled and nodded in agreement as we rode up together.

Tony Smith