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Eight Years Later …

September 11, 2009 – 6:23 pm

Always remember, never forget …

I created this image just after September 11, 2001 and each year I post it in memory of everyone who lost their life in the attacks on the WTC towers, the Pentagon, and in Pennsylvania, along with the rescuers that gave their lives as well.
Its hard to believe its been eight [...]

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Mid Week Loves

December 31, 2008 – 10:03 pm

… the year end edition!
Ah, its New Year’s Eve! How the heck did that sneak up on us so quickly? I swear it should still be mid year! I hate to break it to whoever coined the phrase, “Time flies when you’re having fun,” that they are completely wrong! I wouldn’t describe 2008 as fun [...]

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A story in six words

December 7, 2008 – 12:03 am

Jasmine Star’s hosting a contest — following Hemingway’s lead with writing a story in six words. Well, here’s my entry + the image that inspired it.
Arrived. Humbled. Inspired. Captured. Forever changed.

I’m in Fredericksburg this weekend sightseeing, taking in the sights, sounds, and smells of Weihnachten (Christmas Festival) as well as the activities surrounding the Pearl [...]

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Rock the Boat …

November 4, 2008 – 12:15 pm

I mean, Rock the Vote!

As my cousin put it via the mass email he sent out last night …
If you don’t VOTE, then Don’t Complain…
If you do not vote for either candidate tomorrow, you give up your right to complain about the winner’s performance for the next four years.
Be Sure to Vote! 
We each have a [...]

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One Hundred

October 8, 2008 – 8:08 pm

No — this isn’t the 100th entry, hit that awhile back …

It occurred to me early this morning when I was writing the date down on a folder at work that, had my grandfather still been living, he would be 100 years old today.

So — in lieu of this week’s Mid Week Loves, here’s a [...]

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