Category: Modern American History
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20 Years Ago…
As I drove into the Wal-Mart parking lot this morning lots of thoughts hit me. There have been numerous times I thought I lived in that store. Now I tend to stay in the car. When I am in the store for longer than 30 minutes I can feel the pressure of the cement floor…
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Do you have a favorite place you have visited?-Writing Prompt
Growing up we went on lots of neat trips together. Even as the whole Alsman Family we went to Missouri and stayed at Sikeston, St. Louis, and visited Cape Girardeau. Those were cherished family moments over the years. Then as I became a teenager my brothers and I went on a trip with Grandma and…
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My Home State Losing Moral Authority
Unfortunately life is not done in a petri dish. I want to believe my fellow Hoosiers are good morally calibrated people, experience has taught us even the reddest state or conservative state is not immune to dumb decision making from lawmakers or even our Education department. Recently before Thanksgiving a headline came out regarding an…
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The Sullivan VFW Update
Not long ago I gave an update on some developing work details just west of where I live. Sullivan County is our County Seat so we spend a decent amount of time there. Plus our Tire Guy is literally right next to this area that got pummeled at the southern end of the City. Unfortunately…
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Not Everything Is Okay
Do you have trouble admitting you don’t have all the answers? I’ve never proclaimed to know everything. Yet there are times like this week I feel drained. I know how to combat depression, but the other part of the problem is what is more depressing. Writing is my purpose and it has been amazing seeing…
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A Chiefs Fan & Indian
Over the past 24 to 48 hours a headline has been going around. I didn’t get any of the real specifics until last night. There was a name associated with this story a Deadspin Writer. Obviously this writer wanted to stir up some controversy. This young boy was being called a racist simply because he…
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Over 700 Articles
Never in my wildest dreams did I ever believe I could write this amount in just over 8 months this year. I have covered a lot of topics in the past 8 months. Many topics that came straight from the news headlines, but also history and family stories. Goodness… I have shared personal upsets and…
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Nostalgia & Christmas Music: Ms. Becky
There are songs that stick in your memory. For some reason I had always thought of this song as a somewhat sad-sounding sound for Christmas. Of course it comes from the Peanuts cartoon. Becky had a lot of titles at church. Not to mention owning the Dairy Queen with her husband in their town. She…
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Hostages
For nearly three years getting off of Facebook and following some Conservatives to Gab and then Telegram; I have become a news junkie. This is not new to some of you who have seen this before. I cannot stay unplugged completely. Telegram is on my phone and my laptop so I’m informed on both. Then…
Jewells of Thought 