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I Had Planned to Write About Misogyny I am broken hearted over the misogyny being played out, in the Middle East, and how helpless I feel to help. I listen to and read the stories being told by women, who have escaped, after having been raped, beaten, and tortured, and keep thinking about...
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Louis Lunch And a Better Option — A Patty Melt There is something very satisfying about a great hamburger! Thus, when we had the opportunity to try a burger, at Louis Lunch, we could not resist. Established in 1895, Louis Lunch claims to be the home of the original hamburger, that all American...
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President William Jefferson Clinton’s First Home Museum A detour took us through Hope, Arkansas, and inevitably, it was impossible for me to by-pass a Presidential site. I take umbrage with President Clinton’s lack of honor, most especially, while sitting in the White House. However, his accomplishments, especially given his humble beginnings, are worth...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ The Gleaners by Jean-Francois Millet “And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, ‘Let me go to the fields and pick up the leftover grain behind anyone in whose eyes I find favor.’ Naomi said to...
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Alligators in the Everglades The Everglades are massive! According to the National Parks, the Everglades are “the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States, a World heritage Site, and International biosphere Reserve, a Wetland of International Importance, and a specially protected area under the Cartagena Treaty” – oh my. When I think...
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A Happy Halloween House My house smells like gingerbread, thanks to my gingerbread house! I am highly susceptible to advertising; thus standing in line, at Trader Joe’s, I saw this gingerbread house, for Halloween, and impulsively bought it. I must say, I am not sorry about the purchase. I do not like...
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Valor on the Pacific by Richard Derby, M.D., (Late Lt. Col. M.C., U.S.A. Division surgeon, 2nd Division A.E.F. France) “The following verses all deal, in some form or other, with what has been spoken of as ‘the lovely virtue’ – Courage, which in its highest form is designated as Valor.” This 5X7...
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Closed in on the Open Road Have you noticed the change? The freedom of the road is becoming a fast fading memory. It is not the same out here anymore; the open road is closing in on me. Where I could once roam alone, I am now being followed by...
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My Miraculous Gardenias Our neighbors moved from the house, across the street, a while back. The house has recently been sold, but for a good long while, with their permission, I would walk across the street, and harvest my favorite flowers, gardenias, from their beautiful bush. Having fresh cut flowers or blooming...
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A Man Made From Straw Driving by Tumbledown Farms, in New Hampshire, I spotted this man made out of hay, and of course had to turn around and snap a picture for you. What a clever way to make a scarecrow or perhaps a farmer to welcome patrons to Tumbledown.
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