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Juneteenth
Should we add another National holiday to the list? Juneteenth, June the 19th to commemorate the reading of field order number three in the state of Texas, declaring all slaves are free. It’s certainly an event to celebrate and commemorate,… Continue reading
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an early start
Today is the first day of summer. It will last ninety three days until we reach the autumn equinox. I read somewhere that the celebration at Stonehenge is to be televised for the first time. It almost escaped me as… Continue reading
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The enablers
Remember when we were told, God helps those who help themselves? Remember when we were taught accountability? Remember, you made your bed now lie in it? Remember when we were told, no use in crying over spilled milk! Well I… Continue reading
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In the past
In a conscious effort to avoid talking about current events, some of which are just too ridiculous to even waste my time on, I look to the past. It was on this day two hundred and eight years ago, that… Continue reading
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a common cat
Yesterday afternoon I built my very first catio. Yes, a catio, a patio for my cat. Morris, like all cats is a very curious creature always running from window to window chasing whatever. I made him a few window seats… Continue reading
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another Grandma
The past few mornings I have written about how things change over time. I was talking about fashion to a degree. But mostly I was just reflecting upon the past and how things seemed to be. They weren’t always what… Continue reading
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in blue jeans
Yesterday as I wrote about Grandma I thought, in my memory, she looks like a Norman Rockwell painting. A little old lady, slightly bent over, hair up in a bun, a big apron with big pockets, stockings, rolled on the… Continue reading
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dreams
When I woke up this morning I was thinking about my grandmother. Well, not so much about her as about what her dreams and aspirations may have been. I say that because I really have no idea. As a small… Continue reading
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the old way
Yesterday I went back to my roots. I was replacing the right front strut on my car. A return? Yes it is in a manner of speaking as it the way I grew up. In my house you either fixed… Continue reading
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on repeat
Apparently we are back to tearing down statues. That and Nascar bans Confederate battle flags. Well, because those flags don’t represent anything but racism. Whereas I don’t agree with that, I can see the reasoning behind it. The civil war… Continue reading