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A frustrating Astronomical Moment

     Greetings and Salutations;      Hum…And folks say that Nature is a mindless force, with no sense of humor!   The annual Lyrid meteor shower peaked last night, but, I had no chance to see even a hint of … Continue reading

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On the passing of Thomas Kinkade – and the role of Art in our lives

        Greetings and Salutations!          There has been a little burst of excitement in the news over the death of Thomas Kinkade, at the age of 54.    To my surprise, I found that … Continue reading

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Where to visit when in Atlanta, Ga

     Greetings and Salutations;      There are many interesting places to visit if touring the Atlanta area, but, I thought I would mention one that I visited earlier this week.  the Atlanta botanical gardens are a really spiffy … Continue reading

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Violin? We don’t need no stinkin’ violin!

Greetings and Salutations! Why do I think that the entire world is going insane? Well, there are a number of reasons, but, I just read a story online that I had to check from several sources to make sure that … Continue reading

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Another Pearl Harbor Day is Upon Us!

Greetings and Salutations… If, by chance, you do not recognize this – it is the memorial to the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese military, on this day in 1941. The building floats in the air over the resting … Continue reading

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Futher thoughts on letting sleeping cats lay…

Greetings and Salutations…. I thought I would say a couple more things about yesterday’s post with the picture of Adele. Let me explain her situation….Although she is a happy, healthy kitty now, a year ago when she showed up, she … Continue reading

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Letting Sleeping Cats Lay….

Greetings and Salutations…. Just a quick note….Adele, the youngest cat of the inmates finds the most amusingly odd positions when she crashes to sleep.. .. Happy Thanksgiving! Regards, BeeManDave

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Dialogue between the denominations DOES exist

Greetings and Salutations… Sorry for the lengthy silence…The past weeks have been full of too many challenges both physical and mental for me to get anything useful done. However, This link showed up on my facebook page, and, I thought … Continue reading

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Time for the manure to get stirred…

Greetings and Salutations! America continues to prove me wrong! As I have mentioned in various other posts, just when I think that we have FINALLY hit the bottom of the barrel, and, can turn around, some segment of American society … Continue reading

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Moore Thoughts…a followup to his Wisconsin speech

Greetings and Salutations…. Michael Moore posted another blog entry here, discussing his appearance at the Wisconsin protests, his speech there, and, the reaction to it by various parts of society. He makes some very good points, and while I do … Continue reading

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Needful things…again

Greetings and Salutations… I apologize for the lengthy delay in getting a posting up here. Health issues have distracted me from many tasks in my life. Hopefully, though, the worst is past, and I will be able to pontificate here … Continue reading

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Finally…something about beekeeping!

Greetings and Salutations… Just ran across this interesting article on Slashdot.org discussing another possible cause of the CCD and the general drop in bee populations around the world. The Slashdot.org article is interesting, as are the comments (although one does … Continue reading

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Television remains a vast wasteland…

Greetings and Salutations…. I was poking around the flood of channels available on Directv (whose website channel guide STILL insists that Knoxville, TN is in the Central Time Zone), and, after a burst of advertising I was left musing over … Continue reading

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The Beginning of the End.

Greetings and Salutations…. I just read an excellent and lengthy discussion of four possible futures for America. Located over on Alternet, written by Professor Alfred W. McCoy, it postulates four very possible scenarios whereby in a VERY short time America … Continue reading

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Remembering Pearl Harbor

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The Harry Potter Marathon

Greetings and Salutations! One of the Thanksgiving traditions that has grown in our family is for a group of us to go see a movie at the Saturday matinee on Thanksgiving Weekend. This year, it was to see the current … Continue reading

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Winding Down The Delightful and Challenging Chaos of Thanksgiving

Thoughts on the meaning of thangsgiving and the contrasts of the holicay. Continue reading

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Visting the Cumberland County Playhouse

Greetings and Salutations! On this Friday, along with a surprisingly large collection of extended family members, I attended a performance of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, presented by the Cumberland County Playhouse. It was part of the general cycle of … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Eve

Greetings and Salutations! I hope that tomorrow is a good and relaxing day, filled with supportive and humorous fellowship, much good food, and a relaxing time watching one’s favorite sport on the Idiot Box! In spite of the (often) terrible … Continue reading

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We have sown, now we reap

Greetings and salutations… I ran across an interesting article on the NPR website today. In the article it states that counter-terrorism officials are trying to figure out why this branch of Al Qued, located in Yeman, has such a personal … Continue reading

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