Don Fried — Playwright & Author

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Which train do you want to stand in front of?

Posted by: donfried on: December 26, 2008

When I was still in the business world, there was an expression I used frequently when I was counseling people who worked for me.  “You’ve got to choose which train you want to stand in front of.”  In other words, it’s a big tough world, and there are lots of things in it that you [...]

Ender Helps Out

Posted by: donfried on: December 17, 2008

The spring before last, my wife Rhonda decided that we had to buy the grandchildren, aged 3 ½ and 2, a playground set. I started out looking for swings and a slide, but was quickly outvoted by Rhonda, my son and daughter-in-law, my other son and his fiancé, the lady at the cash register at [...]

Part-time Husband

Posted by: donfried on: November 26, 2008

As an apparently single, eligible (read breathing) male in my late 50s, I seem to be flavor of the month for persons of the female persuasion in their mid 60s.  The thing is, I’m not single; it just looks that way. Rhonda and I have been married for 37 years, and there’s no end to [...]


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