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Stretching
I am way behind in today’s blog. Here it is three in the afternoon and I’m just sitting down to write. The day has been rather hectic so far, but soon I’ll settle down to watch the Super Bowl ! The kids… Continue reading
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Foreign Relations
Some of the things we were taught as children are really ingrained into us. ” Don’t talk to strangers ” is one that comes to mind. I’m certainly no wall flower, but am hesitant to speak to those I’m unfamiliar… Continue reading
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Growing up with Indians !
Growing up one of my fathers friends was a man named Tez. At least that is what my father called him. He was an American Indian and a member of the Catawba tribe. This man made his living traveling the… Continue reading
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Self Definition
Millions of people here in the United States will watch the Super Bowl. Those players will be forever defined as having played in the Super Bowl. Years from now, long after their playing careers, that will be their highlight. I… Continue reading
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Ironic
I just saw an advertisement for a show. This show promises to be all new. It will contain the all time best, most outrageous, and funniest commercials from the Super Bowl ! Probably not the first time this has been… Continue reading
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Quiet Contemplation
I find myself skeptical of crusaders,campaigners and activists. I question their true motivations. I have never been one much for jumping on the bandwagon. The big uprising about gun rights and illegal immigration momentarily leading the pack. The popular opinion on guns… Continue reading
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Family Matters
Family relationships can be so exasperating ! Fathers to sons, mothers to daughters and siblings to siblings. Seldom do these relationships exist as in the Waltons or like the Hallmark channel. Would be that they did. It is far more… Continue reading
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Jammin'
There are several laws about the use of cell phones in automobiles here in Maryland. The laws change so often, I’m not even sure what they are. Apparently you can talk on the phone as long as it is hands… Continue reading
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Frozen in time
We got a layer of snow here yesterday. No more than two inches and it will soon be gone if the weather man is to be believed. The temperature has been quite cold and as a result this snow is… Continue reading
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Transitory
I was reminded once again of the passage of time. I heard of the passing of a friends father. I went online to read his obituary from the local paper. I learned that he was eighty. Where had that time… Continue reading