Sunday, December 14, 2014

Civil War Sunday - Temporary Peace on Earth?

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Today, I started out researching the American Civil War (1861-1865) and somehow ended up in World War I, a continent away. A blogging acqu...
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Saturday, December 13, 2014

Local Saturday - What Tree Is This

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It is the best of seasons.  It is the worst of seasons. (With apologies to Charles Dickens). What a beautiful time of the year this is, es...
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Friday, December 12, 2014

There is No Santa Claus (Autism Edition)

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 Remembering this incident from 2011 still makes me smile. Since I wrote this post, I found out the identity of this young man - and he do...
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Thursday, December 11, 2014

Red Sunrise White Snow

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There is an old saying. "Red sky in morning, sailor take warning". It's true (to a point), according to the Library of C...
Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Fall Fancies - Syracuse's 15 Minutes of Fame

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If you see Jim Cantore walking down your street, evacuate immediately. It's a bit of a joke, here in the United States, where we have ...
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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

One Sunday Away

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Are you one Sunday away from losing your job? Or, have you found yourself no longer doing business with a business you have been doing bus...
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Monday, December 8, 2014

Support Your Local Author

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What do Beatrix Potter and bestselling author John Grisham have in common? They started out by self publishing. Several years ago, I par...
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Sunday, December 7, 2014

Civil War Sunday - The Last Nine Standing

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(Civil War Sunday will return next week) This December 7, there are nine of them left.  Four of them will be in Oahu today for the last of...
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Saturday, December 6, 2014

Sustainable Saturday - It's a Challenge

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This will be my last Sustainable Saturday post.  Starting next Saturday, I will change this feature to "Local Saturday" so I can e...
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Friday, December 5, 2014

The Best New Words

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English, I was taught in college, is a living, breathing, language. I love when people make up new words and they move into common usage ....
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Thursday, December 4, 2014

My Own Little Award

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There's been a lot of gratitude memes in the blogging world recently.  It's a good day to join in. Today, what I will ask - and no...
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Fall Fancies-A Thanksgiving Tale

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Once upon a time, a snowstorm came at just the right time for a certain guest photographer who occasionally gives me photos for this blog. I...
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Herbert Hoover and The Solar Eclipse

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I rarely use prompts for my blog, but today's NaBloPoMo prompt brought a smile to my face. "Talk about a surprise that made you h...
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Monday, December 1, 2014

NaNoWriMo Lookback

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I did it again. I "won" NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), a competition for people who enjoy pain, coffee, and suffering...
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Sunday, November 30, 2014

Civil War Sunday - Thanksgiving

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Did you know that the American celebration of Thanksgiving is intertwined with the Civil War? This is Abraham Lincoln's October, 1...
Saturday, November 29, 2014

Sustainable Saturday - Is Buying Local Always Best?

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Today, in the United States, is Small Business Saturday. It is ironic in a way that it comes the day after Black Friday, a day too many of...
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Friday, November 28, 2014

Transitions

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The sun is finally coming out after a couple of days of snow and overcast here in upstate New York, just in time for the day after our Thank...
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Thursday, November 27, 2014

Cranberries Roasting on an Open Fire

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On this Thanksgiving Day in the United States, I think back to my childhood, and the battle of the cranberry sauce. It's a nice thing...
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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Fall Fancies - Snow

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The snow is coming down heavily here in the Binghamton area of upstate New York, and it is starting to get dark.  It's hard to say how m...
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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

In the Calm Before the Storm

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On the way home from work today, in Binghamton, New York, I saw signs on the highway announcing "Avoid Travel Wednesday/Heavy Snow Expe...
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