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good order and discipline
I’ll tell you what is needed here, good order and discipline ! That’s right, that’s what is lacking today. Everybody running around with their own ideas and doing their own thing. Well you can see the results. The country is… Continue reading
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politics or personality
I have grown a little weary of the political campaign. My question now is , is it politics or personalities ? I know the two are forever linked and have always been so. It is just with these ” protests ”… Continue reading
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Goose wings
Grandma had a coal stove. That is what I called it but it really was a cook stove. You could burn wood or coal in that big old cast iron thing. It wasn’t very ornate and sat tucked in the… Continue reading
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making the rounds
When I was a kid one of the things to do was, “make the rounds. ” At least that is what my little group called it. We all have our own little sayings to convey ideas or activities. This making the… Continue reading
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The dump
I remember going to the dump. That’s what we called it because you went there to dump your unwanted items in a big hole in the ground. As a kid, it was a fascinating place. You could wander around there… Continue reading
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In the details
In working on the family tree I am sometimes surprised. The surprise comes not from discoveries, but from what I didn’t realize. What I mean is, I knew some of those folks, quite well, but wasn’t aware of the relationships.… Continue reading
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a good talking too
There is a trend for tiny houses nowadays. I think it would be quite nice to own one. I have never been one to want a whole lot, like a big house and all that, although I wouldn’t have objected… Continue reading
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Framed memories
I have many pictures hung upon my walls. There are predominately pictures of my ancestors interspaced with my descendants. Mostly located in the corner above my computer desk they surround me daily. There are days when I barely notice them and… Continue reading
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belonging
Having joined the Navy following high school I have been somewhat of a traveling man. I have many memories of being here and there. I’m not complaining about that but I do find it different somehow. You could say my… Continue reading
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A mutual memory
It happened again this very morning. I turned on my computer and received a notification from Google +. A gentleman, somewhere out there in this cyber world had read a blog posting of mine and left a comment. Whenever that… Continue reading