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Today is a very special day for Chassie and Dave — their second wedding anniversary. It was good to see them a little while today. They say a successful marriage requires falling in love many times — always with the … Continue reading →

I’ve always heard that no two snowflakes are exactly alike. Most people have probably heard it and if you asked then what they know about snowflakes, I bet the thing most people would say first is that, “no two are … Continue reading →

Back in March, I rambled on about why I use the number “30” at the end of each blog entry. If you really don’t know, and are interested, you can check it out in the archives. Thirty is an interesting … Continue reading →

As both faithful readers know, I celebrate a lot of holidays. This year I intended to celebrate a holiday that I usually don’t — National Punctuation Day. As I said, this isn’t a day usually celebrated by me — not … Continue reading →

My sister visited recently from Oklahoma. Sometime during the course of her visit, the term “Broomcorn Johnny” came up. When I was growing up, every year Maysville had an influx of “Broomcorn Johnnies.” They set up camp just outside town … Continue reading →

We recently went to a restaurant to celebrate Anne Oxfort’s birthday. We sat in a room with a long table occupied by elderly ladies obviously celebrating something. When they were getting ready to leave, some of them were taking pictures, … Continue reading →

A little while back, I blogged about a discussion with a friend about the word amen. During that same discussion, while we were defining terms, begotten or begot was mentioned. My friend was of the opinion that begot essentially meant … Continue reading →

Since my last update was about cats, and I don’t even especially care for cats, I thought I’d give equal time to something I do care about — dogs. There have been a number of dogs in my life. In … Continue reading →

We have a cat that lives next to us. I’m surprised he’s still alive considering all the potentially life-ending experiences he’s gone through just since I’ve known him. Maybe there really is something to the saying that a cat has … Continue reading →

We went out to dinner at one of the nicer restaurants here in Shepherdstown a couple of nights ago. I ordered a glass of wine and was asked for ID. Actually, it kind of made my day. It turns out … Continue reading →