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skating in the wallow
When I was young there was a small pond on the edge of Northwest woods where we would go ice skating. No more than a mile from our backdoor my brothers and sister would walk down there. It was nestled… Continue reading
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Tradition continued
My wife’s Uncle George would have been 95 today. A veteran of WW2 and a man with a kind and gentle soul. He was born with a bad leg. I don’t know the medical term for it but he walked with a… Continue reading
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Soccer in December
It’s December the third and I’m going to a soccer tournament. No, it is not indoor soccer. The temperature is supposed to reach 51 today so I’m hoping for little wind. It is a weekend tournament. Whether I go to… Continue reading
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THat's fair
Todays problems can be solved with yesterdays answers. What ? That’s right we do not need new solutions to old problems. In many cases the old responses were the correct ones. But, man being man we just naturally have to fool… Continue reading
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recitiude
I got up this morning with the Flag thing still on my mind. I was determined to not write about it further. I feel like I have made my feelings known. I started writing twice and both times I wound up… Continue reading
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an agitated American
I sat and wrote for over an hour. Then I reread it and discovered I had said nothing. I hit the delete button. I do try to say something entertaining or informative. I don’t think many would be interested in my… Continue reading
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my brothers keeper
There are times when I find myself becoming a cynic. I wonder if I am justified ? Sadly, in too many instances I believe I am. Something that brought this to the forefront is this past election. Just who can… Continue reading
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Blood
Following the blood. Since we have ” discovered ” DNA we have become somewhat obsessed with that action. We can send off a sample and get a chart back that tells us that information. We can then adopt the ”… Continue reading
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Faith is the engine
Expect nothing and you won’t be disappointed. Those are words of advice I heard when I was just a small child and have stayed with me ever since. Really the advice is to live in the moment and be grateful… Continue reading
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The church key incident
Yesterday as I was scrolling down my Facebook timeline a picture caught my eye. It was a tiny blowfish. Smallest I think I’ve ever seen. Now some folks called them bottlefish and others still puffers. Whatever name you prefer, to us from… Continue reading