Balance is Important
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Friday, January 30, 2026
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
A Hot and Hearty Oldie to Warm Up Your Bones on a Freezing Winter Day
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Sunday, January 25, 2026
Happy Thoughts and Good Vibes Hidden Under the Snow
You can't truly appreciate the first signs of spring until you have first suffered the wrath of a winter storm. Surely as cometh the Winter, I know there are Spring violets under the snow. ~ R. H. Newell, American poet~ Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, January 24, 2026
Grammar Hell
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Thursday, January 22, 2026
At a Time When Women Had No Voice, One Rebellious Gal Spoke Her Mind
On January 22, 1908, Katie Mulcahey was arrested and fined $5 for lighting a cigarette in public, breaking New York's brand-new "Sullivan Ordinance" that banned women from smoking outside. During that time in America, a woman with a cigarette was regarded as dangerously sexual, immoral and not to be... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, January 19, 2026
This is the Day to Say Hello to Edgar Allan Poe if You're in Baltimore
Born on January 19th, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts, Edgar Allan Poe eventually moved to the Baltimore area where he wrote some of his most famous works. Edgar was buried in 1849 at the Westminster Hall & Burial Ground in Baltimore, Maryland. It is considered to be one of the most haunted... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, January 17, 2026
Pittsburgh is Many Small Worlds Located in One Very Large City
An everyday scene in and around the many Pittsburgh Neighborhoods. The towboat Miss Ivy Brynne towing barges down the Ohio River towards the Monongahela River where the steel mills are located. Since 1669, when French explorer Robert de La Salle from Quebec entered the region known today as... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, January 10, 2026
Happy Thoughts Regarding My Plans for Spring
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Sunday, January 4, 2026
You Gotta Love That They Are Free and Literally Have Something for Everyone
I love public libraries because they're built on the principle that books are so important and so necessary to human flourishing that access to them cannot depend on your income. ~Book Lover~ Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
One Very Popular Christmas Song Isn't About Christmas At All
Written in 1934 and originally sung by Richard Himber before Bing Crosby made the song Winter Wonderland a Christmas hit, and after all these years, many wonder the same question each year, "who is Parson Brown?" It is important to note that while the song is largely popular during Christmas time,... Sign in to see full entry.