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Life with Marshall
Basset Hound at 6 months (Photo c Toby) It has been credited to President Harry S. Truman, with the following famous quote: “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.” I have always been a dog...
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St. Louis vs. Rolla
Phelps County, Missouri Courthouse, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Rolla, Missouri. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) English: A montage of St. Louis (Photo credit: Wikipedia) After our...
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Foods, in their Regional Glories!
Having been born and raised in the Midwest and having lived in the Deep South, I have noticed that foods, and some beverages, definitely have their own unique renown. I was musing about this...
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Robotics- A New Experience
English: Panteras FIRST Robotics team wins the Chairman’s award in the Dallas Regional sponsored by JCPenney Español: El equipo de robótica FIRST “Panteras” gana el Chairman’s Award en el regional de...
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He’s Home!
List of United States Marine Corps installations (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Our firstborn, a son, is a Lance Corporal in the United States Marine Corps. He has been stationed at an air base for the...
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I’ve been Summoned!
Last Friday afternoon I went to the mailbox to retrieve the day’s mail. There was a large envelope with my name on it, sent by a Phelps County official. I was curious about this piece of mail so I...
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Books that I Remember
I have always loved to read. I can recall sunny, summery days when my brother wanted me to come outside with him and play but I didn’t want to because I had my nose in a book. Oh how mad he would get...
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Why the acclaim for Jesse James?
Having lived in Missouri for now 20 years, I have always been puzzled as to why the state would be proud of an outlaw. Missouri rightly shows pride for author Samuel Clemens, who wrote The...
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Where Has Common Sense Gone?
Last week while perusing the daily news from around the country I couldn’t believe my eyes when I read one headline: The Windham School Board in New Hampshire had decided to ban dodgeball!...
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KTTR, You’re Growing on Me!
When I lived in Florissant, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, I listened a lot to KMOX radi0. I had the station on in the mornings while preparing breakfast for the family. In the afternoons I...
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Ode to Large Families
During the movie The Sound of Music, the nun-in-training, Maria, is told to go to the Mother Superior’s office. There, Maria is told that she is not quite fitting in with the Abbey’s ways and that for...
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Land of the Free,Home of the Brave
When I began my blog I decided to use WordPress for my work and publishing site, and it has been a great support system for me in my blogging adventure. One feature that WordPress has is a section...
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Getting a College Degree in Today’s World
With a large family, I knew that college and its costs would be the big bugaboo in our family. My husband’s philosophy is that if the kids want a college education than they’ll find a way to pay for...
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Synthetic Drugs: A New Scourge in Missouri
In late March, our household received a mailing from the Rolla Public Schools with our teen sons’ names on the envelope. I immediately opened the envelope to find in it a colorful card, and a pamphlet...
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Rolla Public Schools: Opinions Wanted
As I have mentioned in some prior blogs, we have two students in the Rolla Public Schools. So, far we have been pleased with the education our sons have been receiving, and very pleased with the...
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“Oh, We’ve got Trouble!”
My blog today is about a business that is relatively new to Rolla, Missouri. A young entrepreneur by the name of Josh Noe, wanted to open up a business in Rolla. From articles that appeared in the...
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I’m on Vacation!
Every other summer my husband’s family plans a vacation, where the clan gets together at one spot and we relax, read, watch movies, play board games, talk, sleep in, and sight-see at tourist spots....
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On Beach Houses, Homesickness, a Turtle, a Battle in a Parking Lot, and Books!
A writer for National Review online who I like to read, Jay Nordlinger, often writes an article that is simply the thoughts and observations that he has while he is away on a trip, either for...
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Weeds and Thomas Jefferson
Returning from vacation I knew that the neglected flowerbeds would look atrocious. They did and this past Saturday was a perfect day to attack the weeds that had grown and taken over. Our front yard...
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Zeroing in on Wasteful State Spending
Two news reports in the month of June have made me angry at State of Missouri government officials. One report is about the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of...
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