Our Damaged Planet

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Friday, December 8, 2023

Growing Up Dirt Poor as a Child, Today She Gives Millions to Those in Need

In her own words, Dolly Parton describes life in her childhood home as rich in love, but lord, it was as cold in the room as it was outside.” Dolly Parton was born in a one-bedroom cabin in Locust Ridge, Tennessee. Her dad was a sharecropper who couldn’t read. As the family grew, the older children... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, December 7, 2023

Veteran Survivors Honoring Those Today Who Didn't Make It 82 Years Ago

One of the worst days in United States history. Unprepared for such a surprise brutal bomb attack in the early am hours on December 7, 1941, it was one of the most devastating attacks that would leave damages and scars for decades. My grandfather served during WWII, and he would often choke up when... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

A Mom Locates Her Missing Money in Her Child's Bedroom

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

The Mom of One of the Oldest Boy Band Members Was a Creative Genius

No monkeying around here. Mike Nesmith of The Monkees, one of the members of the 1960s original "boy bands," is the son of the overlooked inventor Betty Nesmith. The struggling secretary was working at a bank in 1951 when she began using white tempera paint to cover up typing mistakes. After... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 2, 2023

Obvious Weight Issues

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Friday, December 1, 2023

Our Ugly Past When Extreme Violence Was an Accepted Behavior

Arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman in the spring of 1955, Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old teenager from Alabama was taken to the women's penitentiary. A local reverend posted her bail, releasing the teenager so that she could go home to her parents. While she was incarcerated... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 30, 2023

The Last Day of November...I Will Not Miss This Month One Little Bit

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Monday, November 27, 2023

The Most Valuable Antique in the World is Free

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Saturday, November 25, 2023

Tidying Up a Bit and Saving Money on Gas During the Holidays

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Disney Often Injected Dark Humor into Their Cartoons

Disney often injected dark themes and humor into their cartoons, but as innocent children, we missed them. Watch them again as adults and you will catch those many "wtf" moments that you missed as a child. The Three Little Pigs is an animated short film released on May 25, 1933, by United Artists... Sign in to see full entry.

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