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A lasting impression
Yesterday I wrote about a person from my past. In reading the comments about this person a few things became evident. Some people disliked this person, a lot. Others found this person amusing and some were somewhere in the middle.… Continue reading
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The Dragon Lady
Yesterday I wrote about seeing my life in chapters. I spoke of character development and plot. But there are also the characters in my life that I had nothing to do with other than to observe. I interacted with these… Continue reading
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Chapters in Life
I have reached that point in my life where I begin to see it in chapters. There were the early years, school days and young adulthood. There were the middle ages too. Those days were a bit turbulent, at least… Continue reading
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Polite Company
A television commercial for Capital One caught my attention. I had to wait and listen carefully the second and third times to be sure I heard correctly. Towards the end of their spiel the salesman says, ” you get that… Continue reading
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Nuture
It seems to me in our haste to educate, and make our children grown up, we are missing an important element. That element goes by several names, nurturing, care, tend, rear, look after, support, promotion, fostering or development. We are… Continue reading
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No answers
In doing the family tree one encounters obstacles. Most can be overcome with enough research and searching for the facts. There are those things that will never be completely known or understood. Those are the things that were taken to… Continue reading
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Passions
What are the things that stir your passions ? Politics, religion, hot button issues, or the daily news ? Those items, when mentioned, you just cannot resist making a comment on or voicing your opinion. There are a few for… Continue reading
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It's all relative
Two days ago our family gained a new member. Baby Katie entered the world. As the news spread quickly across social media, I received some congratulatory messages. One said, congrats Uncle Ben. Now this didn’t come from a nephew or… Continue reading
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Olly Olly Oxen Free
In the town where I grew up we have windmills. Quite a few of them as a matter of fact. Naturally I was accustomed to seeing them and rarely gave them thought. Having moved from this town the mills were… Continue reading
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Weathering the storm
There are times when the truths of our patents are no longer our truths. It begins in our teenage years and appears to continue throughout our lives. I should clarify that with the statement that it does for most of… Continue reading