Monthly Archives: December 2020

Public Square

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December 29, 2020

Strawbery Banke   Have you been wishing for things to go back to the way they were?  I think for most of us, we are only hoping for the world we knew last year. But Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is an outdoor interactive museum, which takes you back a little further. Below...
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The Dialogue

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December 27, 2020

Gifts   My sister shared a conversation with me, where she told her daughter to be suspicious of why people give gifts.  As I listened to her speak; I thought about my Mother. My first reaction to my sister’s words was that we were not raised by the same Mother; which of course we...
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Holiday’s

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December 25, 2020

Christmas Village 2020 It is hard for me to believe that Christmas is almost over; this year I started thinking about Christmas earlier than normal, it has been my “happy place”. In my Village people are joyful, and do not have to worry about any of the things which have troubled all of us...
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Nature

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December 21, 2020

Winter Has Arrived     Regardless of how we may all be feeling, I think we can still appreciate the beauty of a snow covered world, especially on the first day of winter.     I have ventured out, into the backyard, to capture a bit of this winter wonderland. The river behind the house...
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Holiday’s

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December 10, 2020

Happy Hanukkah! “We light these lights for the miracles and the wonders, for the redemption and the battles that you made for our forefathers, in those days at this season, through your holy priests. During all eight days of Hanukkah these lights are sacred, and we are not permitted to make ordinary use of...
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Connected

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December 1, 2020

The Voting Ecosystem The United States voting system is not made up of just voting machines. What do I mean by this? Electronic systems, including the voting machines are tied into a much larger infrastructure, that includes operating systems and applications, that run on many different hardware components, that communicate to even a much...
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From the Editor

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December 1, 2020

Change No, the change we have all been waiting for has not yet come; but I am still hopeful.  Never-the-less, there has been change, whether we wanted it or not, there has been change. As I often do, this year I sent out Thanksgiving Day cards.  I had not bought them last year, after...
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A View from the Road

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December 1, 2020

PCH     There are few drives which can compare to the Pacific Coast Highway in California.  She offers you endless miles of beauty and teases you with possible adventures, daring you to continue a few more miles.  What lies down the road?  
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Poet’s Corner

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December 1, 2020

An Ice-cream Scoop She is overwhelmed And perhaps in a bit of shock As I extend my hand toward hers Her thank you Are the most sincere words I have ever heard uttered She has been asking the cashier For the total after each item is rung Clutching her wallet Trying to calculate What...
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