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“Pull Up Your Britches, Young Man!”

May 10th, 2009 · Comments Off

My sister raised three boys. She would have never in one million years let her boys walk around with their under drawers showing. Today, we were walking in and out of little gift shops and I saw a young guy about twenty or so with his underwear showing.
“Agh!” I thought! “Get [...]

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Richest Man in the World’s Gate

April 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off

When you go to the area where the richest man in the world lives, it’s very much like a rich person’s area. In the water ( of course he lives on the water!) area there are huge boats, boat houses and skiffs in the boat docks or on fancy trailers in their yards. [...]

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Visited Alpental Today

April 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off

Today, we rode from Seattle to Alpental in about an hour’s time. It was a soggy ride as the rain steadily fell. When we reached Alpental there was a steady snow. What a beautiful place!

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Saw the Largest Building in the World Today

April 1st, 2009 · Comments Off

The Boeing building is the largest building in the world. Today we went to see it and yes, it is quite large! The doors are incredibly huge and of course, large enough to drive big Boeing planes through. It is some huge place.
The Boeing folks have set up a nice “tour” and [...]

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Sad Story- Tips Wanted

March 7th, 2009 · Comments Off

About an hour and a half south of my home is the area where the little Haleigh went missing during the night on February 2 . It is a very sad event. Of course, I rode down there to cover the story and photograph the search party as they walked the woods. [...]

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Tags: Experiences · General News

Firemen Rescue Kitty

March 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off

I was on the way home Monday when I heard and spotted several fire trucks flying down the road. I followed them and found firemen doing their job, putting out a home fire and rescuing a cat. There was no one in the house at the time and it was said the fire started [...]

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NASA, Our Space Program and Merritt Island

December 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off

Traveling to NASA this past week was fun. I had to pick up some things that I bought from an auction that I won. NASA is located on Merritt Island, a Wildlife Reserve and Sanctuary. As I traveled along, I saw everything from the bald eagle, egret, crow, and pelican [...]

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Praying for Our Leaders, Nation and World

November 13th, 2008 · Comments Off

As we all are hearing on our televisions and reading on the internet, our world is in a big, fat mess. The most powerful country in the world, the United States of America has overspent its’ budgets and is also in a big, fat mess. So, what can we do?
PRAY and ACT.
We must [...]

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Taps Played at Pentagon for Memorial of Sept. 11

September 13th, 2008 · Comments Off

A Marine Band trumpeter plays Taps while first responders and officials salute a flag that hangs on the side of the Pentagon Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, during the dedication of the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. White House photo by Eric Draper
Following this terrible event, I went to the [...]

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September 11th Changed Everything

September 13th, 2008 · Comments Off

President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney and Mrs. Lynne Cheney stand at attention during the observance Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, on the South Lawn of the White House of the seventh anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. White House photo by Eric Draper
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September 11th really did [...]

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