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Units of ten
As we close in on the end of another decade I am reminded. I enjoy checking my ” memories on Facebook ” every day. You know that little thing you can click on and it shows your posts for last… Continue reading
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More practice
Fifty some years on and it seems like yesterday. Isn’t that the strangest thing? What I’m thinking about is when I was sixteen years old. How much of that kid has remained with me? That is a frequent musing of… Continue reading
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Culture or Heritage
In writing my comments and observations on Facebook I am often met with, shall we say rebuttal. I don’t have an issue with that, in fact, I expect it. There are times when I am just startled. I use the… Continue reading
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Vintage
Now that Halloween is over and most of the decorations put away it’s time to think about Thanksgiving. I have a few decorations for that, although my favorite ones have long since been relegated to the trash bin. For… Continue reading
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A standard
A bit of controversy in Montgomery county, Maryland. You’ve probably seen the ” Blue Lives Matter ” Flag. If you haven’t it is simply an American Flag with one stripe being colored blue to represent police officers. The controversy began… Continue reading
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notes and observations
I enjoy Facebook but I’m thinking that may soon move to the past tense; I enjoyed Facebook. I say that because I find myself wondering if the conversation hasn’t run its’ course. Beyond my morning salutations and an occasional picture,… Continue reading
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Progress
Like a great number of people today I have literally a thousand or more pictures. Digital images stored on discs, drives, and in the cloud. It may even be more than one cloud, I’m not really certain. But I take… Continue reading
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Parenting
Sometimes I feel like sharing an amusing anecdote. I do have to consider it, the subject matter that is, carefully. I have been told that I have a rather large mesh to my filter. That is to say, I tell… Continue reading
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A pineapple-pumpkin
I went over and sat with my son as we handed out candy. It’s been a few years since I have done that and it was reassuring to see that not much had changed. The tradition continues and it’s a… Continue reading
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who's responsible
I read an article about Georgetown University promising to set aside four hundred thousand dollars a year for descendants of slaves. It was explained that nearly two hundred years ago Georgetown University had sold two hundred and seventy two slaves… Continue reading