Tag: books
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Writing Prompt:
You get to build your perfect space for reading and writing. What’s it like? The first thought that came to my mind was Papaw Freddy’s study. The weekend he died, that Friday I came home from college and everyone was up at their house. My parents, Uncle Tony and Mike, Grandpa and Grandma. I am…
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Writing Prompt:
What historical event fascinates you the most? There are too many for me to only mention or simply pick just one event. Although right now I am currently reading a book about the Civil War. More specifically about President Abraham Lincoln and the illustrious Frederick Douglass. I’m more than halfway through the book as of…
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Leisure Reading with Lincoln and Douglass
My ideas for articles today have had to be reset. What started as a day at home ended up being an afternoon at Terre Haute. My brain isn’t really working this evening, but earlier I got to spend some time actually reading. Reading for leisure, has not been much of a priority lately. So it…
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Again, Last Week…
Days later some things really started heating up. Only I didn’t realize it until noontime on either Thursday or Friday. This is when we first heard Bear Run Mine was closed. Noontime family meals all run together because cooking in the kitchen gets really hot. So which day I heard what goes in one ear…
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An American Picker
I’m not sure when we started to find “American Pickers” on the TV screens. It began only on our vacations, because we didn’t have cable. Then in the last couple of years I have added a ‘Frndly Tv’ subscription and our air channels have aired past shows. This didn’t just become a Dad and me…
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A 9th Heaven Excursion
For a short and sweet less than three whole days out of Sullivan County we still had time and not a lot of activities to do. We did most of it on Thursday, but there was a certain store we passed that I didn’t want to miss. I almost thought on Friday that I simply…
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A Decision To Make
This morning I finished my leisure reading. It has taken me since sometime in January to finish this book. Eve took less than two weeks because I couldn’t stay away… it was a new book for me. However, this book I just finished felt like a new book since it had been a long time…
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Waiting… For God’s Answer
Last Saturday was a Bridal Shower for a friend. To begin this story though I have to back up to two years ago. When I was working at Fresenius about to take my Competency Test to stay on the floor. It was quite frustrating because this one particular week was the week I gave my…
Jewells of Thought 