Collecting My Thoughts

Monday, July 31, 2023

One of my favorite photos

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 This came up as a reminder for July 31, 2010 on Facebook today.
Saturday, July 29, 2023

How to pray for friends and family

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Do you get requests for prayer for people you don't know--a friend of a friend? Darlene sent me these suggestions for helping in this si...
Friday, July 28, 2023

30 plus years of smut for children

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I came across a folder of letters today and found one I'd written to Chrysler in December 2009 praising my new Town and Country. But tha...

Time travel with memories

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We've both been trying to remember the name of an electrician from Cleveland who was on Bob's Haiti team and was a friend on Faceboo...
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Thursday, July 27, 2023

Home again, to power outages and big expenses

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Last week-end (July 21-23) we took a trip to Lakeside and stayed at the Idlewyld B & B since we no longer have a home there.  We met som...
Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Hysteria in Academe--ASA meeting

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Before they sign up to attend the American Sociological Association 2023 meeting in Philadelphia please be aware that: Before we can talk ab...
Sunday, July 16, 2023

A touching love story--guest blogger, my nephew Brandon

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"I think we should get…HIM.” Katie said, pointing to one of the smaller poodles of the litter.   He looked like a blur of beige fur, li...
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The Birkin Bag

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Jane Birkin died. I'd never heard of her. It seems she inspired the "Birkin bag, a designer purse made by Hermès. The exclusive bag...
Saturday, July 15, 2023

A second brain

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 The Second Brain: Our Enteric Nervous System "Comprised of 100 million neurons, the network of nerve cells lining the digestive tract ...
Friday, July 14, 2023

Greeting the neighbors at 6:30 a.m.

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 On my morning walk I noticed a DIY moving truck and my neighbors loading personal belongings into their car.  So I stopped to chat.  They a...

Exercise heart rates for 85 year olds

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Looks like I might be on target. I've been using 104 as my maximum target rate. I'm not working out to lose weight, but to benefit ...

Sound of Freedom movie--what's the controversy?

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Why are some in the MSM and Americans deep in the Democrat political pool denying the truth and seriousness of the film, "Sound of Free...
Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Today's photo--Romena church in Tuscany, Italy

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Romena church in Pratovecchio Stia, Tuscany, Italy was the photo (not mine) that came up today as I opened my computer. We've visited ma...
Monday, July 10, 2023

Dog Vomit Slime Mold Fuligo septica

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 That's what I have in my flowers/bushes in front of our condo.  I took a photo and posted it on Facebook. Someone identified it. It...

Why do men have nipples?

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Why men have nipples when they obviously don't need them was the discussion between Bret Weinstein and his wife Heather Heying published...
Saturday, July 08, 2023

Added the kettlebell to my morning exercise

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My arms and hands are weak, and my fingers struggle to open a package of cheese or squeeze the toothpaste tube. Today I added kettlebells to...
Friday, July 07, 2023

Debby Diehl, obituary

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Debra Lynn (Nall) Diehl, 67, of Mt. Morris, Illinois, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2023, after suffering from some heart issues earlier...

Cheri Lynn Hooker O'Mathuna, 1959-2023

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Cheri Lynn O’Mathuna, 64,  daughter of our good friends Ron and Jane Hooker "went home to be with the Lord on July 2, 2023. She died at...
Thursday, July 06, 2023

Do masks stop the spread of viruses?

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I don't see a lot of masks these days--occasionally at the grocery store, and even a woman driving alone on a nice day wearing a mask th...

Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Democrats are not getting the memo. They are rubbing their hands with glee even though the majority of Americans agree they shouldn't be...
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Preferring truth to custom, the better to the good, adapt to adopt, reform to revolution, solutions to goals, knowledge to awareness, faith to spirituality. The rules.
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