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in the meantime
It is a question I ask myself almost daily, to what end ? We are all here on this earth together, the living , the dying and the dead, and to what purpose ? Now that isn’t meant to sound melancholy… Continue reading
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Catalouging ?
I had a Facebook friend notice something in one of my pictures. It was a powder horn. I have it hanging on a nail in my staircase. It is a very plain , utilitarian powder horn. It would have been… Continue reading
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personal health
The big topic of discussion is the proposed health care plan from Trump and his administration. The complete repeal of Obamacare is what was promised. I don’t think that is going to happen though, just some modifications to the… Continue reading
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it takes time
If you are unwilling to change yourself, how can you expect to change the world ? That is what came to mind as I sat at this keyboard this morning. Am I willing to change ? Well that is a… Continue reading
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getting to know
As anyone that reads my blogs knows I love history and working on the family tree. I have a decent collection of old photographs. The majority of those pictures I knew the people personally, others I heard stories about growing up, and… Continue reading
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Distracted
This thought came to me yesterday while responding to someone on my blog posting. I began to think that perhaps part of the problem we have today is that we are too distracted. Was a time when you had a book,… Continue reading
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co-existance
To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea. ( James Madison ) I ran across this quote and thought to myself, hey, that is what I’ve been… Continue reading
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friends and company
I don’t have a lot of close friends. I never have and most likely never will. There are many reasons for this that I’m sure a doctor could analyze. Personally I think it is simply because I don’t surround myself… Continue reading
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Listening
Back in the day, when I was being raised, a child was to be seen and not heard. At the time I thought that just meant adults were talking about stuff they didn’t want me to hear. I guess there was… Continue reading
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Picture worthy
Do you ever find yourself staring at the background ? It is something I often do when looking at my old photographs. It isn’t always a conscious thing, I just find myself doing that. I suppose it is because I want… Continue reading