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omitting the truth
It is a long standing adage in my family, do not speak ill of the dead. I believe that is because whatever faults and fallacies connected with that person are buried with them. It goes hand in hand with advice… Continue reading
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consternation
The summer of 2018 is almost over. I would have to say it has been an uneventful summer. Nothing too exciting has happened and it isn’t a summer to remember. That’s not to say it can’t change in an instant,… Continue reading
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distracted
We all get distracted by the bumps in the road. There you are just rolling along, singing along to the radio and you hit a bump! That’s what has happened to me. It isn’t a bump in the road though,… Continue reading
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Promise land
My Dad worked at Promise land. No, he hadn’t traveled with the Israelites out of Egypt, he just drove to Napeauge. That’s were Promise land was. That is what we called the Smith-Meal company, a fish processing factory back in… Continue reading
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same thing
I spent some time yesterday reading Cicero. I know, he’s just an old Roman dude. He was a pretty smart guy though, although it got him killed in the end. It has been said that his head was cut off… Continue reading
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it's policy
I heard on the news that Jimmy Smith. cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens has been suspended for four games. The suspension came as a result of his conduct toward his ex-girlfriend and mother of his son. He was found to… Continue reading
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an open window
It’s that time, school has started in some areas of the country and will be starting soon here in Maryland. Labor day is only twelve days off, the unofficial end of summer. Can pumpkins and corn stalks be far behind?… Continue reading
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Does it make a difference?
I was listening to the news this morning as I usually do, it runs in the background. I had heard about a man here in Maryland charged in the death of his wife and children. Without going into the whole… Continue reading
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Wimpy
I enjoy a bit of trivia now and again. I wouldn’t say I was very good at it as there are huge gaps in my knowledge base. I’m not very informed about great art or artists. Pop music? Not even… Continue reading
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Turd Hawk Avenue
Every town in America has a neighborhood like it. It is where the less fortunate members of town reside. They may reside there by choice or wind up there by circumstance. The character of those folks may be gold, its’… Continue reading