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Holiday
The fourth of July. Happy Birthday America. One of the few holidays that didn’t get realigned back in 68. That was when congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday act. It didn’t take effect until 1971 however. So the fourth of… Continue reading
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Waiting on Dreams
The popular story is that a pious people, seeking religious freedom, ventured to this land we call America. Their biggest desire was to live free from Government intervention into their religious and moral values. No one was to be persecuted… Continue reading
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A Birthday
Tomorrow is a birthday. Yes, it is the birthday of the nation. It is also an important birthday in my family. My Great Grandfather was born on the fourth of July in 1870. He was the first Reichart of my… Continue reading
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Keep the memories Alive
In doing my family tree I have made many ” discoveries. ” I say discoveries but they were right there all the time. My parents and other relatives just never explained them to me. In all fairness I must add… Continue reading
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the lunch counter
When I was growing up we had a lunch counter in a part of town known as the hook. It wasn’t a Woolworth’s lunch counter, we didn’t have a Woolworths, just the five and dime. The five and dime was… Continue reading
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Into the clouds
I’m reading one the blogs I follow and discover that Google reader goes away tomorrow. I wonder what that means ? A suggested alternative was provided by this fellow blogger. So off into the cyber world to find out what… Continue reading
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Seriously Funny
It has been pointed out to me that my writings have taken on a rather somber tone. I can not disagree with that analysis. Lately that is the way I have been feeling. Perhaps it comes with aging. At some… Continue reading
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Not Yet
Resignation. That is the word to describe my feelings this morning. Resigned. I watch the news and am left with that. The fight has been fought and the court has decided. I must resign. I have written my opinions, spoken… Continue reading
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The snake in the garden
I wonder if there was a time before money ? A time when wealth wasn’t that important. I don’t think that ever existed except perhaps in the garden of Eden. And even then the snake came along offering forbidden fruit,… Continue reading
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The Carnival
The grand children went to the carnival last night. Grandma and Grandpa did not attend. This is the first year we have not done so. Of course Grandma is mending from her recent accident so it was definitely out of… Continue reading