Thursday, April 5, 2012

Gateway to What?

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In the wake of urban decay, loss of jobs and the finishing touches of the flooding caused by Tropical Storm Lee on September 7 and 8 of last...
Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Spring Things - Bluebells of Virginius Island

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Virginius Island, in walking distance from Harpers Ferry , West Virginia, used to be a thriving mill village back in the 19th century. Ha...
Tuesday, April 3, 2012

You Have A Nice Day

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"I am Jiverly Wong shooting the people." Yes, I know the Ultimate Blog Challenge has a G/PG "rating" requirement for i...
Monday, April 2, 2012

Every Day is Autism Awareness Day

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In a way, I wince when something has an "awareness day" - or a "month".  Too many times it means that the subject is pai...
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Sunday, April 1, 2012

Civil War Sunday - All Fools Day

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Welcome, new readers, to my blog.  I have a simple format: Sundays I post on something related to the United States Civil War (also known ...
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Saturday, March 31, 2012

A Spring Tour Through the Twilight Zone

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Today, I will take you traveling through another dimension, a dimension where Binghamton, NY (where Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling grew u...
Friday, March 30, 2012

Spring Rewound

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The past four years, spouse and I have vacationed in March, traveling from our home in upstate NY to the South - three times by car, one tim...
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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Three Sunsets

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I have always loved sunsets, but in the past few years I have gotten out of the habit of watching them.  In fact, in the last week I realize...
Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Best of AM - Forgotten Bookmarks

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This is a post about a "used" bookstore in Oneonta, NY, about an hour from where I live.  I first wrote this in August of 2009.  S...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Requiem for Spring?

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As I am out of town right now I don't know exactly how cold it got in Binghamton, New York this morning but it looks like it got down to...
Monday, March 26, 2012

Spring Things Special Edition - Ugly Sweet Potatoes and Collards

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In upstate New York, our downtown Binghamton, NY Farmers Market doesn't open until mid-June (although some open a little sooner). This...
Sunday, March 25, 2012

Civil War Sunday -Faces of the H.L. Hunley

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If at first you don't succeed, travel 840 miles and try, try again. Yesterday, I blogged that (after an attempt last year where we got...
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Saturday, March 24, 2012

Civil War Sunday - Special Edition -The H.L. Hunley is Found!

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Well, yes, the Hunley was found in Charleston Harbor back several years ago....I mean I finally found it. Several months ago, I had posted...
Friday, March 23, 2012

Give Me Liberty or Give Me Sand Gnats

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On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry gave his famous (for Americans) " Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death " speech in front of the Virgi...
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Thursday, March 22, 2012

The Perfect Cup of Camellia

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Did you know that tea (the tea plant, of that lovely cup of green or black tea you might drink for health or enjoyment reasons) is grown in ...
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Spring Things - A Bloom Grows in Brooklyn

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Flowers in Brooklyn?   (one of the five boroughs of my native New York City). Why not? Most people who have visited New York City  have on...
Tuesday, March 20, 2012

A Bridge Too Far

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I am not a novice when it comes to walking on bridges.  I've walked the Brooklyn Bridge (between the New York City boroughs of Manhatta...
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Monday, March 19, 2012

Adventures in Construction Land

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I love travel because of the unexpected.  And sometimes, the very humorous. Spouse and I. over the past two days, traveled (by car) from t...
Sunday, March 18, 2012

Civil War Sunday-The Battle of Charleston Reenactment 2010

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 (The above is actually from the 2009 event but I liked it, so hope you enjoy.) I am continuing a blog post from last Sunday.  Last March...
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