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Today is July 4th — every year we celebrate American Independence Day on the Fourth of July. July 4, 1776 represents the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States of American as an independent nation.  It’s a … Continue reading →

In the year 2020, things are not normal. Today, July 3, 2020 is the first July 3rd in many years that I haven’t had a terrific view of a porty-potty when I stepped out my front door. Apparently the annual … Continue reading →

There’s been a lot in the news lately about schools — how they’re going to handle things when school resumes in the fall. Obviously, it’ll be very different. All the changes will make it hard on both the students and … Continue reading →

Well here we are approaching that great American Holiday, the 4th of July — America’s Independence Day and with it all the associated pageantry of parades, hot dogs, barbecues, picnics, fireworks and porta-potties.  Both faithful readers know that I get … Continue reading →

I just read an article that was a few days old, but it was no less disturbing….“The Trump administration, in twin actions to curb environmental regulations, moved to temporarily speed the construction of energy projects and to permanently weaken federal … Continue reading →

A lot of things that the CIA does and has done in the past remain secret or even “unknown” and for good reason. Some of these “things” are pretty amazing — hopefully, a lot of them will never be revealed.  … Continue reading →

Today is June 25 — the 176th day of 2020. Six months from today will be Christmas.There’s a lot of reasons to remember and celebrate June 25th — some good, some not so good, some great!In 1788, the state of … Continue reading →

I got a kind of round about question concerning the term “blue blazes.” Apparently it came via Facebook — a part of the Internet that I don’t pay much attention to and only look at on occasion. But anyhow, the … Continue reading →

During the Civil War, West Virginia was admitted into the Union as the 35th state. When Virginia voted to secede after the outbreak of the Civil War, the majority of the people living in the western part of Virginia opposed … Continue reading →

Today, the 19th of June is known as Juneteenth, a word arrived at by combining the sounds and meanings of two other words — in this case, June and the nineteenth. The word gained a lot of notoriety this year … Continue reading →