From The Past

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Monday, September 1, 2025

The Weather Never Gets Old...

.....The weather never goes away, it just changes from day to day. It keeps us from getting bored with our clothing or wearing the same thing all the time, for it is necessary to dress for the weather. Some like it hot, some like it cold. Some like it dry, some like the rain. Me? These days of my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 30, 2025

My Singing Grows Fainter As the Hours Pass...

.....This Day, August 30, has been a hard one for me since my youngest Son, David died when he was 23. Today, August 30 he would have turned 60 and I will always think of him as 23. His only Son Peter never knew his Dad for he was only three months old last time he was held by him. I managed to keep... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Yesterday...All My Yesterdays...

.....This morning I find myself playing and singing "Yesterday When I Was Young" by Charles Aznavour, Willie Nelson and last but not least Roy Clark. Something about the season/weather/barometric pressure is making me feel mighty old and decrepit. But I am not sad....Oh no! I am thankful for having... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 14, 2025

My Very First Pay for Writing...

Long ago (like about 70+ years ago), young and foolish, I wanted to write and get paid for my work. I could picture being like "Jo" in "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott, who received her first check in the mail for her book soon after she mailed it off. I said to myself, "If she can do it, I can... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 6, 2025

Curiosity...

......Such a strong desire to know something that one does not need to know has overwhelmed me since I saw his face on Facebook. It is something that is none of my business. In fact it is something I do not need to know at all.... But it has gripped me and I am so tempted to blurt it out as if my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 6, 2025

The Sun Is Shining, The Clouds Have Gone Away...

.....And I am singing. "There is sunshine in my soul today More glorious and bright than shines in any earthly sky, for Jesus is my light.... Oh there's sunshine, blessed sunshine when the peaceful, happy moments roll. When Jesus shows his smiling face..... there is sunshine in my soul." It is only... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 31, 2025

Divided Attention When Driving Invites Disaster...

......Even tho this incident happened years ago, it has always stayed on my mind. Two little old church ladies, one who drove and one who did not, faithfully attending Sunday morning Church Services on a beautiful normal Sunday Morning.....that turned into a nightmare. The driver was concerned about... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 30, 2025

Forgetting Anything While Driving Can Be Deadly...

....because when one forgets something they focus on the something instead of on driving safely and they do hazardous things without really thinking. My friend who is nearing 80 had a horrendous experience this last week and ended up with a broken hip, surgery, and being laid up for two to three... Sign in to see full entry.

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On a Scale of One to Ten...

.....the past for me most definitely must be a big nine+ and the future a big question mark and a tiny space between the two for the present. Now I'm not being morbid, it is just the way it is. One of the hardest things for me to give up in the last few years was driving....I felt like my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 6, 2025

My Dad Was A Hobo

......My Dad Was a HOBO.........He ran away from home at age 15 and began riding the rails in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and Missouri. He never begged. When he needed money he would hop off the train in any small town and go to the nearest Cafe. There he would tell the owner that he would do all the... Sign in to see full entry.

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