“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” President Reagan challenged the Soviet Union leader in 1987. In 1963, President John F. Kennedy had stated, “Ich bin ein Berliner,” voicing the support of the United State for democratic West Germany two years after the wall was erected. The wall marked the separation of West Berlin from East Berlin […]
Nov 8, 2014
A Wacky Worrier
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I have a tendency to worry. I know that worry is interest paid on borrowed trouble. I know that worry is useless and 95% of the things a person worries about never happens. I know that worry is a waste of time. Nevertheless, I worry. Maybe it’s because I want people to behave in an […]
Nov 7, 2014
Change and the Seasons
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Isn’t it funny how things change–quickly? One day it is summer, balmy, warm, lazy; the next day, snow covers the landscape and I go shivering around the house in a sweater. Snow hasn’t arrived her in NW Arkansas yet but it certainly has in Minnesota. My brother Tracy sent this picture of Little Sand Lake […]
Nov 6, 2014
Friends
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“Friendship is a Golden Chain, The links are friends so dear,” said Helen Steiner Rice in her poem, A Golden Chain. Yesterday’s luncheon at Fran’s was a warm example of friendship. Twenty ladies gathered in Fran’s house which she and Donna had decorated for the Christmas season. That in itself was enough to brighten the […]
Nov 5, 2014
A Feeling of Home
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This morning, as I gaze out my window on the world, I see the maple in front, the home of squirrels and a few birds, is becoming beautiful. I didn’t know whether the leaves would be pretty or not this year, but they are lovely. I don’t imagine the creatures who call that tree home […]
Nov 4, 2014
Interview with a Dog
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Our roving reporter has interviewed citizens of Levi, Oklahoma, giving us a peek at the good folk there. Today, that intrepid reporter catches up with, of all people, my dog! Now, he is a pretty easy-to-get-along-with fellow and he seemed willing to sit down and give an interview. I stayed out of it! Roving Reporter: I admit I feel […]
