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Monthly Archives: March 2024
Lolly Pop
In 1931 — even before I was born — the “Lolly Pop” was officially registered to the Bradley Smith Company of New Haven by the US Patent and Trademark Office. The company had started producing its first Lolly Pops in … Continue reading
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Family Feud
I’ve pretty much heard about the Hatfields and McCoys all my life. It’s probably hard to hear the word Hatfield without immediately thinking, “McCoy.” It’s, arguably, the most famous feud in history. Yesterday I read something that caught my attention … Continue reading
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Curmudgeon — Defined
As you all well know, my wife often referred to me as a curmudgeon. A few days ago, I had lunch with a friend and he mentioned that Claire sometimes called me a curmudgeon. He asked if there were any … Continue reading
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Female Paul Revere
I got an e-mail advertising children’s books. Normally I just immediately delete these things, but since we have grandkids and there were pictures of the books — I scanned through it. One that caught my eye was about a young … Continue reading
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Not Like It Used To Be
There’s an old saying, “they don’t make ‘em like they used to.” I guess you can pretty much say that about anything — actually, some things are made better than they used to be, but as the saying implies, most … Continue reading
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Helicopters
I heard from a very old friend a few days ago. We hadn’t seen or talked for a very long time and we only talked a few minutes on the phone, but it brought back lots of memories from what … Continue reading
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King’s Lodge
Some of you long time followers of this blog may remember that back in March of 2017, I discussed my all-time favorite restaurants. You can check the archives if you’re interested in my list of favorites. But as I mention … Continue reading
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Grief….
….. is like the ocean: it comeson waves ebbing andflowing . Sometimes thewater is calm, and sometimes it isoverwhelming.All we can do is learn to swim. ~Vicki Harrison
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