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Things That Disappear
The pale yellow “favorite blanket” that you had as a child. The hair dryer that covered your head like a…
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The Wall I Knew
Want to watch a video of me reading this blog? Go to my You Tube Channel. On a cold Sunday…
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Where We Come From
A family history is a collection of stories, stories told and retold and made old not so much by the…
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Persistence
In our elementary school, we start teaching children about character traits in the third grade. We teach them to recognize…
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2017: Brace For Impact
At the beginning of the Second World War in Europe, there was a period of time, eight months and one…
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A Little History
They say if you don’t know your history, you’re doomed to repeat it and this certainly seems to be what’s…
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Lists
As another year draws to its close and the next one edges near, there seems to be in both the…
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The Long Walk Across Europe
In December of 1933, a young man set out from England on a great adventure. His intention was to walk…
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To The Last Man
A nation with massive, crushing unemployment, fortunes and life savings disappeared, crowds of desperate citizens protesting in the streets, all…
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November Anniversaries
Americans, who tend to shun both the specific and the historical, are today celebrating Veteran’s Day in one great, glorious…
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The Devil is in the Details
Well, there’s so much good news to choose from, I hardly know where to start. The Obamacare web site debacle?…
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Juneteenth
Juneteenth is an African-American holiday officially celebrated in 41 states of the United States. It commemorates the final abolition of…
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Blame the Germans
They’ve been muttering about them in Greece, and in Spain, in Portugal and in Italy. All the countries of Europe…