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I grew up in predominately Catholic small towns. We always had tomato soup or fish for Friday's school hot lunch, and the restaurants served clam chowder on Friday. We all knew of or observed Fat Tuesday, Lent, Palm Sunday, etc., with a community Easter Sunrise Service, put on by the Protestants ( Read more... ) -
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Mary Worth decides not to go with John to New York. She lived there almost the whole time I was growing up, she reads the news. Better to stay where it's warm and the story lines don't have to include weather disasters and the loss of giant Slurpees. Leave a comment(Untitled)
Best drawing of Charlie Brown made by a Canadian (well, two including the Canadian astronaut photographer) this decade:
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I walked a mile today. It was the first time since Holly died. I went down the Zuni-Baker loop, which is not paved on the Zuni part; indeed, there is still ice on two large portions, and I had to flat-foot carefully to get over to rotten snow and ice to be able to go down a steep slope, and then do the same again at a flatter part that was in the ( Read more... )What I posted today on Facebook.
I wish people would check links before they post them. Many quotes can be cut and pasted into the browser. Snopes is a web-site that I highly recommend, especially as it provides links to the original article. Wikipedia, not so much, especially when a short while ago, you could read about how O.J.Simpson murdered Senator Ted Kennedy.
Whenever I see ( Read more... )Inaugural Ceremonies, 2013
I watched the events of the election today, and wondered how it would have been the other way. When the troops marched by for their review, I knew then that there would not have been another way. Furthermore, the troops trust that Pres. Obama will not force them into war, and anyone of them could find themselves related by marriage to the Obamas ( Read more... )(Untitled)
In Harry Potter, the public's way to the Ministry of Magic was through a call box. I thought that it was inspired by Dr Who, but maybe J.K.R. had the opportunity to see a bit of Buster Keaton in her childhood? After all, my childhood had Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.
Aston's Parade
I saw the Ashton Eaton/Olympians parade today. It was very sweet, and very short--5 blocks was the route's length. It started with the police on motorcycles, and was followed by the color guard from one of the teen challenge groups; the double decker Bend bus, carrying his first coach (from La Pine); the LaPine boys track team (which won state at ( Read more... )Something I found on the internet, that's somewhat work related....
Q. Workplace Bathroom Rules: I work for a small nonprofit in an office of around 30 employees, mostly women. Our director has some quirks about-ahem-bodily elimination, and she insists on taking them out on her staff. Our building has three bathrooms: a nice, two-stall bathroom on the main level for women, a private main-level bathroom for men and ( Read more... )