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Monthly Archives: July 2020
Parasol or Umbrella
A couple of days ago the subject here was umbrellas. After I’d hit the “send” button, I got to thinking that for the sake of completeness, I should have mentioned the parasol — a term that i remember hearing more … Continue reading
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Executive Showers
The past few days, every afternoon the weather has “clouded up” and while we didn’t get much rain, we did have a few showers. It reminds me of when I first came to Washington — during the summer, it seemed … Continue reading
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Mental Competence
Honestly, I’m not usually one to brag, but I’m thinking that, in this case, maybe I should. If you’ve been paying attention to the news, you know that the President for the past few days has bragged that he “recently” … Continue reading
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More Pi
I know we have enough controversies these days and it wasn’t my intention yesterday to start another one when I suggested that Pi Day should be on July 22 instead of March 14. Well, it seems that there is another … Continue reading
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22/7
Both faithful readers know that every year I celebrate March 14. That, of course is Pi ((∏) Day. The day gets its name from 3.14, the first three digits of the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. But … Continue reading
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Tooth Fairy
We talked with our grandson, Locke a day or so ago and he had big news. A loose tooth. I’m sure he is a little apprehensive, but he’s also excited — this will be his first encounter with the Tooth … Continue reading
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Father Mathew T. Rowgh
I read somewhere that the first 12 minutes in a church dramatically influences whether you’re coming back or not. This is before you’ve heard the music or the pastor speak or even decided where’s the “best place” to sit during … Continue reading
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Red or Blue?
As you know, just about all the news you hear, watch or read is all about politics — even subjects that shouldn’t be, and have never been in the past, are now political. Even when I was young, I was … Continue reading
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Cotton
SummertimeAnd the living’ is easy,Fish are jumping’, and the cotton is high ~ Ira Gershwin A few days ago when discussing schools, I mentioned that a one-room school near Maysville always started school during the summer and then was dismissed … Continue reading
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Happy Fourth
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
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