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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
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when that happens
I’ve been saying it for a while now, there can be no discussion. As I listen to the news and all the pundits chattering that is being confirmed. A discussion requires the exchange of ideas and there is no exchanging… Continue reading
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something special
There are times when I just sit here in the morning with nothing particular on my mind. I wonder what to write about. I get tired of commenting on the obvious. Like today there is talk of defunding the police… Continue reading
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In agreement
Aristotle said: Republics decline into Democracies and Democracies into despotism. I think most of us have heard that. But Aristotle also said : Masculine Republics give way to feminine democracies and feminine democracies give way to tyranny. The later statement… Continue reading