Thursday, January 19, 2017
The Mines Of Richmond
The dust-laden path ran toward a brook that could not be seen from the hillside. The mines were deep. The shafts plunged dizzily downward, lit only by the flickering carbide lamps worn by the miners on their caps. The men in the cage descended to the bottom of the pit and entered the various tunnels...
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Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Nunamy Business?
Three days and nights of fog. Kind of interesting, but for some reason it makes me not really want to do anything but stare out the window and watch the birdies eating from the seed bell. The seed bell does not ring, it is only shaped like a bell. Either the birdies have not been singing or...
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Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Thoughts On Up-Coming Inauguration
I - Introduction of the POTUS N - Noon Ceremony A - Assume Office U - US Marine Band - “Hail to the Chief” and 21-gun salute G - "Great Balls of Fire" U - Unprecedented Security - Bikers for Trump, "A Wall of Meat" R - Rituals of Celebration A - Attendees????? T - Term Beginning I - Installment O -...
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Monday, January 16, 2017
Together We Sing
On Martin Luther King Day for My Seattle Grandsons whose roots came on one side from slave owners of North Carolina, and on the other side from slaves of Alabama. It has been a long road home for all, and many never made it.
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Sunday, January 15, 2017
Disappointments Are A Part Of Life
We who are CHIEFS fans had high hopes that we might be Super Bowl material this Season. But, tonight our hopes were dashed in a great fight over the pigskin in the gray mist and rain, the frozen breath of the players and the cheering of the fans. Son #1 went to bed as soon as it was over to sleep...
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