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Monthly Archives: July 2021
My Farmer’s Market Trip
A church a half mile from home allows its property to be used on Saturdays for a farmer’s market. Various vendors drive here from points as far away as 50-60 miles north. They have been doing this for several years. … Continue reading
There’s a Hurricane ‘a Coming
I have learned to admire the fortitude and tenacity of others. They face and endure lots of struggles, but they still keep starting over with a smile and positive attitude. This is especially true of the people living in hurricane … Continue reading
Posted in Tragedy
Tagged Hurricane Isabel, Hurricane Sandy, hurricanes, Superstorm Sandy, The Golden Girls, The Weather Channel, Tragedy
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New Mask Mandate
The CDC issued revised guidance to COVID-19 safety protocols. It backtracks previous guidance advising that fully vaccinated persons no longer were at risk of infection and didn’t need to wear a mask. Now, that guidance has been rescinded. In areas … Continue reading
Posted in COVID-19, health
Tagged CDC, COVID-19, Jerome Adams, mandatory, US Supreme Court, US Surgeon General, vaccine, Vivek Murthy
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Copycat
Music is very fluid. There are often some really good new songs, but if you pay attention, you’ll see that a lot of them are just remakes of old songs. Still, other songs may use part or all of the … Continue reading
Posted in Broadway, music
Tagged Aaron Spelling, Annie, Broadway, Chic, Deliverance, friends, Hard Knock Life, Hollywood, Jay Z, movies, music, Rapper’s Delight, remakes, Sugar Hill Gang, Sugarhill Gang
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The Thrill is Gone
It’s funny how when you stop gorging on something you don’t crave it like you once did. I haven’t had much junk food since New Year’s Eve. Two weeks ago, I ate two commercial cookies for the first time since … Continue reading
Posted in diet, Happy
Tagged B.B. King, COVID-19, eating healthy, Fat Albert, overweight, Wimpy
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Check Yourself
I was reading about the life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Her birthday is tomorrow, 28 July, and I’m seeing a lot of tributes to her; she would be 92 years old. She was 65 at the time of her death. … Continue reading
Posted in health
Tagged cancer, health, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, NBC, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, self examination, Wendy Reiger
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My Upcoming Outing: Thoughts of a Colored Man!
I am excited to have tickets to a premiere showing of Thoughts of a Colored Man opening on Broadway in October. I’m a big aficionado of Broadway shows. I have seen many through the years, and I’m eager to see … Continue reading
Posted in Broadway
Tagged Amtrak, Broadway, Come From Away, Thoughts of a Colored Man, travel
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Will’s Cucumber Dressing
One of the things I like to do is make my own foods — create my own recipes — for one thing or another. A lot of commercial products have way too many calories, sodium, and even sugar. The sugar … Continue reading
Posted in food
Tagged cucumber dressing, eating healthy, food, healthy, healthy eating, herbs, recipes, salad, salad dressing, spices, vegan, vegetarian
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It’s None of My Business
That’s my basic reply if you ask for my opinion about the business of grown people. It’s none of my business. I have an associate who’s dating someone outside of his age range. I’m not one of those people hung … Continue reading
Posted in bias, dating, relationships
Tagged dating, None of your business, relationships
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