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We stopped at the gas station to fill up the car. It was one of our rituals on my monthly visits: a trip to the hardware store, a fill-up.
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Quote of the Week…..“I think we need to stop calling it ‘working from home’ and start calling it ‘living at work.’”
Read moreLast week was when a big political rally for Trump went awry. Or was that Trump that went awry? Sedition? Coup? Who did this? Blame who you want, it looks like it is time to pay the bill. I do not know how much damage was done to our Capitol building but it was significant. But even more so was the damage to our reputation as a stable democracy. You can forget that “light on a hill” stuff for now. Maybe we can relight that beam again. Sometime or other. But do not hold your breath.
Read moreIt was on April 12, 1944 when the radio announcer alerted us to an upcoming and important news bulletin we paused and listened. Yes, Franklin Roosevelt had just died and the new man taking his place was a guy named Harry Truman. Who? We worshiped FDR and this Truman, a nondescript Senator from Missouri, did not look like a president.
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One of our friends recently sent the following item to us and we thought our readers would enjoy it….
Read moreWe received the following letter this week and wanted to share it with our readers . . .
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Christmas is over and even during these challenging economic times, a recent report reveals that a record amount of money was spent on toys this year. Color TVs and computers also had a banner year. To sum it up, we may talk about bad times but the fact is most of us enjoy a great life . . . especially when compared to our parents and grandparents’ generations.
Read moreChristmas is the greatest time of the year. In 1938 my parents moved us (Mom, Dad, Gerald, and me) from Allen to a town called Centrahoma. There I met Letha Mae. It was there I started paying attention to Christmas. But like some other materialistic folk my age over there, I was really concerned with the season for Christmas gifts. Santa Claus became a big mysterious person of interest.
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