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So  much happens everyday it is hard to keep track.   Each day there is a new scandal, outrage, investigation, tell-all book, lawsuit or  nasty tweet. This year is seemingly dragging on forever; last January now seems like 6 years ago.  … Continue reading →

“A GOP state lawmaker in Ohio ― one of several states currently seeing a spike in new coronavirus infections ― urged constituents to “STOP GETTING TESTED” for COVID-19 in a Facebook post on Tuesday. “Are you tired of living in … Continue reading →

“So daddy, where do babies come from?” (cough) Well the stork delivers them! Of course we laugh when we think about such questions…and answers.  Everyone knows where babies come from and why.  At some point in your life you learned … Continue reading →

Night Sky Petunias – 3rd Place   Lobster Under Blacklight . The juried “Mother Earth” Art Festival was recently held at the Carrollwood Art and Cultural Center here in Tampa, open to local artists. Pam submitted two of her recent … Continue reading →

Blotting out the light and sun a shroud descends upon the land  a covering of night and fog obscuring unseen death, waiting to lend a helping hand. Hearing the sound of labored breathing from somewhere in the night and fog; … Continue reading →

Arlington House at the Arlington National Cemetery – Robert E. Lee’s former slave plantation. Ah yes.  There is so much going on here in the United States each day it is almost impossible for an old blogger to keep up.  … Continue reading →

L Look Papa!  Look what I built! I built a blanket fort in the living room!  Its only for me and my guys! 🙂 See you in three weeks! .

You all know I live in the semi-boonies with lots of wild life and a swamp behind my home.  No one harms the beasties.  Cranes are a regular sight. This morning I ventured out to the mail box to  post … Continue reading →

See previouspost for part 1 And so Emma Lazarus poem was auctioned off and disappeared into a New York mansion. There was still not enough money to build a pedestal for the statue on Bedloe’s Island; private donations from the … Continue reading →

How the Statue of Liberty went from a monument to emancipation, to a gift for the American centennial to the patron saint of immigrants. And so the Civil War was over; “these United States” became “the United States. ” Emancipation … Continue reading →