Tag: Writing
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Happy Easter! Spring, rebirth…
I don’t really celebrate Easter, but when I was young and when my children were young we did. Then in an email a few years ago, someone sent me a picture of a tree filled with easter eggs. I thought it was amusing, beautiful and certainly felt like Spring. My friend said it was a…
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Acts of Kindness… Races coming together.
The most wonderful thing happened yesterday. I was heading into the Aldi grocery store. A lady (black) and me (white) were about to collide into each other. I kindly motioned to her, that she could go in first. She motioned to me to go in first. I smiled and said, “Well, we could go into…
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
It’s tradition, the Chicago Plumbers Union will dye the Chicago River green for St Patrick’s Day celebrations. They’ve been doing this for 63 years now. The media says we have approximately 200,000 Irish Residents in the Chicago area. Following the river going green, there is a big parade. We have a lot of Pubs that…
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Mailboat Jumpers… Tryouts are soon!
If you are thinking of a fun getaway this summer, why not head to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. You can take the US Mailboat Tour and see mail jumping delivery in action. Mail jumping started in 1873. As there were no real roads, mailed was delivered by boat. The tradition has continued. Six jumpers are hired…
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Music: Helmut Lotti, Belgian tenor
Yesterday, I wanted to listen to some music. I tried this, I tried that, but nothing was sounding good. Then I remembered Helmut Lotti. I haven’t listened to him for a long time. He has a lovely voice. As he is European, many people in America have not heard of him. Helmut Lotti is a…
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