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Spring Fever...
It's spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you've got it, you want - oh, you don't quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it...
View ArticleMusical Interlude...
Music is what feelings sound like.~~~~~Author UnknownWho could not love listening to Norah?And so it goes......
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Mourning...
Perhaps they are not the stars, but rather openings in Heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy.~Author UnknownIt is with heavy heart...
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Forever Long May She Wave...
Your flag and my flag, And how it flies today In your land and my land And half a world away! Rose-red and blood-red The stripes forever gleam; Snow-white and soul-white - The good forefathers' dream;...
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Monday's News From A'stan...
Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to.~~~~~George SeatonGeneral Stanley McCrystal takes command of NATO-ISAF in Afghanistan....In a brief ceremony in the headquarters of the...
View ArticleRock Steady...
Chance is always powerful, let your hook always be cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.~~~~~OvidAnd so it goes......
View Article'Tis Fathers' Day...
Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes.~~~~~Gloria NaylorWords can no longer be spoken. Hugs can no longer be exchanged. Kisses can no longer be given. No more picking up the phone to...
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Guest Blog Post, From A'stan...
Yes'm, old friends is always best, 'less you can catch a new one that's fit to make an old one out of.~~~~~Sarah Orne JewettThis morning I had a weird dream during one of those half awake, half asleep...
View ArticleHis Son, Mike...*Note*
You don't raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they'll turn out to be heroes, even if it's just in your own eyes.~~~~~Walter M. Schirra, Sr.No words can express how reading...
View ArticleEssay Of The Day, "I'm Tired"...
The years teach much which the days never knew.~~~~~Ralph Waldo EmersonI received the following essay via email from Gunnar. Checking on Snopes led to nothing being found with the keywords I chose....
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Last Days Of Summer...
Our grandchildren accept us for ourselves, without rebuke or effort to change us, as no one in our entire lives has ever done, not our parents, siblings, spouses, friends - and hardly ever our own...
View Article'Cause We're Friends...
There is magic in long-distance friendships. They let you relate to other human beings in a way that goes beyond being physically together and is often more profound.~~~~~Diana CortesFor my friend......
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Ewww Fest...
Grandchildren are God's way of compensating us for growing old.~~~~~Mary H. WaldripLast weekend I had my grand babies, the Wool Fest was going on a few miles from here. It had been several years since...
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Over And Over, It Plays...
All deep things are song. It seems somehow the very central essence of us, song; as if all the rest were but wrappages and hulls!~~~~~Thomas CarlyleThis song has been stuck in my head the last few...
View ArticleOn Christmas Day...
And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And...
View ArticleClassical Sounds Served With Asti...
Thinking is like loving and dying. Each of us must do it for himself.~~~~~Josiah RoyceHaving spent the majority of this day in contemplation, I opened that special bottle of Asti bought for another...
View ArticleHistory...
History, in general, only informs us what bad government is.~~~~~Thomas JeffersonPondering the many complexities of our current war efforts in Afghanistan, I've often wondered how our history of this...
View ArticleRepeat After Me...
Hem your blessings with thankfulness so they don't unravel.~Author UnknownThe eldest seester; O'Wise One, had sent me the link to Ray Stevens "We the People" video the other day. After watching it...
View ArticleBlue Eyes...
The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.~~~~~Peter F. DruckerBetween catching up on all the laundry and various household chores, I've been out visiting friends in...
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Friday Funnies...
Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritation and resentments slip away, and a sunny spirit takes their place.~~~~~Mark TwainAck!! It's been a long time since...
View ArticleMemorial Day ~ Remember And Honor...
They are dead; but they live in each Patriot's breast, And their names are engraven on honor's bright crest. ~~~~~Henry Wadsworth LongfellowMemorial Day formerly known as Decoration Day has become a...
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Christmas Wishes...
Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.~~~~~Peg BrackenI've been wrapping the last few presents while awaiting my children and grand-children to arrive...
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Wise Words From A Great Leader...
The old adage "You never know what you had until it's gone" has certainly been hitting home the last few years. We've been under rule of some of the most clueless, out of touch, 'I'm better than thou'...
View ArticleAhem. AHEM!
Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know. ~Pema ChödrönWhy Hello there!For some unknown reason, I opened the reader the other day and was surprised as all hecky dern when this...
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Random Thoughts
The thoughts that come often unsought, and, as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have. ~John LockeThe end of August is near. That makes me happy as it means the end...
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