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I was reading earlier today and and ran across this quote: “You are not what you think you are, you are not what others think you are but you are what you think others think you are.” I thought it … Continue reading →

Today is the anniversary of one of those times that we can all remember exactly what we were doing 19 years ago — the September 11 attacks, or 9/11 attacks, are forever etched in our memories.  None of us need … Continue reading →

Our grandkids started the new school year this week — well, at least virtually. Kids, like a lot of people, have taken up residence in virtual worlds lately. Although virtual wasn’t a foreign word to me, since the virus outbreak, … Continue reading →

For more than 125 years, Americans have celebrated Labor Day on the first Monday of September. It always signaled the unofficial end of summer, the dreaded return to school for kids, a time for great retail sales and initiation of … Continue reading →

Ten years ago today, this blog’s entry read in part “…. Emily weighed seven pounds (exactly) and was 21 inches long. If you divide 7 into 21 you get 3 which just happens to be the date she was born … Continue reading →

Well, here we are in September — summer is in the rear view mirror, here comes fall. Of course everything’s different this year, but usually September is a pretty busy month — start of school, football season, lots of crops … Continue reading →

Since both the political conventions are over, we can now get back to the thing that’s probably the most troubling to most of us — COVID-19. Although I think I heard it referred to as the “China Virus” more than … Continue reading →

Today is one of those very special days that a lot of people probably don’t know about. Today is Chinese Valentine’s Day. I know you’re excited, but don’t go marking your calendars and look forward to August 25 every year … Continue reading →

We’ve been getting a lot of texts from our granddaughter, Emily, lately. It’s probably safe to say that every one of them contains (lots) more than one “emoji.” Emojis are just one of the many things that I really don’t … Continue reading →

Many years ago I did a lot of traveling in Southeast Asia. I think I’ve mentioned before that maybe my favorite place of everywhere I’ve been is Hong Kong. In fact on just about every trip, if it was at … Continue reading →