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Love Passes So Quickly I know what is, but there is a part of me that shall never believe that I have lost you. How can you not want to try again? I would never have believed you would deny me anything you could grant me. I listen for a sign of tenderness in...
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There are over 40 calendars used in the world today. In the Western World, we use the Gregorian calendar. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII, issued a papal bull to correct the Julian calendar, which was created by Julius Caesar in 46 B.C., inspired by the Jewish and Egyptian calendars. Caesar, however, had made a...
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“A man who never lost himself in a cause bigger than himself has missed one of life’s mountaintop experiences. Only in losing himself does he find himself.” ~ Richard Milhouse Nixon ~ Human Bondage “The United States was ranked for the first time in the 10th annual Trafficking in...
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Museums! One of my fondest childhood memories involves a trip to a museum in Ohio. I believe it was the Ohio History Museum, but cannot be sure. http://www.ohiohistory.org/ Nevertheless, what I most remember about that day is that I was able to make butter! A woman dressed in...
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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Home and Garden Driving in Cross Creek, Florida, I spotted an orange, on a tree – I had to stop! So much of our citrus, in South Florida was forciably removed, trying to stem some invassive bug or detrimental disease, that it is rare to find what was once...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Art can never exist without naked beauty displayed. ~William Blake ~ This is a twenty-five foot tall sculpture entitled Unconditional Surrender, created by Seward Johnson. It is based on the...
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Legacy “But in the Lord all the descendants of Israel will be found righteous and will exult.” ~ Isaiah 45:25 ~ “Israel is the only UN member not permitted to stand for election to the full range of UN bodies. So while membership of the UN Human Rights Commission now includes...
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“When asked why BP did not have containment systems on standby in case of a leak, BP spokesman Robert Wine said there was no reason to think an accident on this scale was likely.” “It’s unprecedented,” he said. “That’s why these caps weren’t there before.” http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/06/09/bp-changes-oil-containment-time-prediction/ Fifty-one days ago, eleven people woke...
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The Everglades Ablaze This shot was taken as we crossed Alligator Alley, the highway which connects the east coast and west coast of southern Florida – and yes, alligators do abound, as does other wildlife, including a vast array of majestic birds, from flamingos to herons, normally a lovely drive. The fires are...
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William J. Clinton Presidential Center The President Clinton Library was much maligned, before opening, because of its architecture. It was said, by critics, that it looked like a double-wide house-trailer, on the river. The design is very utilitarian. The three story structure is easy to navigate and includes full-scale replicates of both...
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