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I Stand with Charlie Hebdo Join Me “To Hold a Pen is to be at War” ~ Voltaire ~ Voltaire’s words were the first, which I wrote on the That Is All For Now facebook page, when I began to design it. He was a Frenchman, with many opinions, who refused to be...
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My Stealthy Freedom Stealthy Freedoms of Iranian Women If you would like to make a difference in the world, here is an opportunity to be a freedom fighter, from the safety of your home. I would like to encourage you to like this website and support the incredibly brave work these people...
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Standard Filling Station No. 1 On our way to the Corvette Museum, near Bowling Green Kentucky, we spotted this charming View From the Road, and pulled over to take a closer look. As I approached the “landmark” I wondered why Standard Oil, which was started in Ohio by J.D. Rockefeller, Henry Flagler,...
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Hawaii 1947 Statue of Kamehameha Perhaps, it is because I am awaiting an undesired snow storm that my soul dreams of wandering along a warm beach and my eyes linger on this collection of Old Post cards that are “Nu – Nui, which means ‘New New-y’ – It’s Hawaiian for ‘Very Big'”. The post cards...
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Wishing You a Happy and Well Lit New Year Last Christmas, I looked out the side door, and saw what I thought was a luminaria, at the end of the driveway. I could not believe that I was seeing correctly, thus despite a very chilly night, I bundled up and headed down the...
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There Is Still Time It is odd how one can become accustomed to the blows The initial strike seems unbearable You are certain the closed fist will be the last thing you feel As you lose your balance Finding your head repeatedly bouncing up and down Against the flat cement floor Whose ice-like...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Masked Ball at the Opera By Edouard Manet Would this not be the perfect way to ring out the old year? Ah the opera with jesters and all of those shiny top hats,...
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Oasis Have you ever stopped to ask if you can harvest seeds from a Hollyhock or Morning Glory or spent Sunflower? One can always tell whether or not you are asking the beneficiary of the gardener’s labors or the gardener, by their response. The beneficiary looks at you suspiciously, curious as to...
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A Look at Ford’s Theater “Some think I do wrong to go to the opera and theater but it relieves my heavy burden.” ~President Abraham Lincoln~ We kicked off the holiday season in Washington D.C., by seeing A Christmas Carol, at the Ford Theater, a perennial favorite. The production was joyful, including a...
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Thank you Queen Elizabeth I first heard of Lakeland, Florida, in a history book; the city was used as a staging area, for American troops, during the Spanish – American War. Later, we had dear friends move north, to Lakeland, from South Florida, and found ourselves stopping by on occasion, to pay...
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