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The present
It’s Christmas morning. I’m sitting here waiting for the ” kids ” to arrive. My kid is 41 now and in no hurry. His kids are teenagers, have to get them out of bed before noon. But, I know at… Continue reading
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meeting expectations
It’s Christmas eve. One more trip to the store and all will be purchased. There is still a lot to get done to prepare for tomorrow, The big ” hour. ” The reality is that is about as long as… Continue reading
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climate change
Is it just me or do you think the climate on Facebook has changed ? Ha, you read the title and thought I was going to write about the climate. Nah, but I read somewhere if you want people to… Continue reading
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warmth
We had just moved to Conn. I can’t remember the exact year but sometime in the late1980’s. I had received orders to the submarine base at Groton. It was shore duty and I was excited. I was assigned to the… Continue reading
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minority rule ?
I wonder what has happened. How has it come to be that the majority are being suppressed by the minority ? Evidence of this can be seen and heard everywhere, especially at this time of year. It started with the saying… Continue reading
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shadows
This morning I find myself dodging shadows. Things from the past that come back to haunt me. They suddenly appear and there is nothing I can do about it. Even shining a bright light upon it does no good, those… Continue reading
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Christmas memories
The Christmas tree was always in the same spot. The stairs to the bedrooms ran along the far wall of the living room. Where they joined the wall there was a corner formed. That is where the tree went. The… Continue reading
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begining in July
If memory serves it was in 1990. That was the year Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield began. I was stationed aboard the USS Nitro AE-23 out of Earl, New Jersey. It was sometime just before Thanksgiving. I had, along with… Continue reading
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Wreaths
Today is the day. I, along with other members of the Greensboro Historical Society will be laying the wreaths at the Greensboro cemetery. This is national ” wreaths across America ” day. We didn’t get as many wreaths this years… Continue reading