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riled up !
It was getting on into early fall and Dad was getting his gear together to go scalloping. There were the dredges of course, had to check the bags on them, He also had to make sure the line was good,… Continue reading
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a quiet discomfort
When I was about ten or so Dad decided to do a bit of remodeling. Truth is Dad was constantly remodeling the house so it wasn’t a surprise or anything. Somewhere in his travels he met a man that owned… Continue reading
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trying to listen
Trump has only been the President for eleven days. Wait, let that sink in. He has been President eleven days. Ever since the inauguration it has been a maelstrom. How long this can continue is anyone’s guess. I find it quite… Continue reading
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an era defined
We have all heard the expression, the end of an era. An era, as defined, is a long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic. There is no set period of time for it to be classified… Continue reading
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Lamenting the loss
I am not a Biblical scholar by any stretch of the imagination. I , somewhat shamefully admit, there is little I can quote chapter and verse. Yes, I have read the entire Bible. I have a passing knowledge of the… Continue reading
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Secret lives
In an ongoing process I keep trying to reconstruct the family tree. It is a lifelong thing and a source of amusement to me. I certainly wish I had started sooner as it would be a lot easier. But I didn’t… Continue reading
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apology or consolation ?
I saw a brief segment in the news the other day. It was the Chief of Police for some town in Georgia making an apology. It just caught my attention for an instant. I don’t know all the details but… Continue reading
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retaining interest
It’s strange how when we are young we think little of the past. Maybe that is simply because there is so little of it. But as we age we do begin to look back. At first we just look to the… Continue reading
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a brief memory
Never one to believe in fortune tellers and the like, I don’t believe you can see the future, and so I spend a good bit of time looking at the past. There is much that can be learned there, much… Continue reading
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being civil
I heard that a little home had been sold. I even wrote a blog about that as it touched a memory. The title was ” a piece in time ” and I posted it on January the eight of this… Continue reading