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Saturday, July 21st, 2012

How many shades of grey are there? That answer should be none. Unfortunately, the world tends to put everything into the grey category. Truth is, everything is black or white . . . right or wrong.

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Tuesday, July 17th, 2012
Marilyn Grace (Patty Craig's mom)

Recently, my mom turned 82. She is a fine lady! Happily, I can say that she is healthy and lives independently. And, as most of you would say of your moms, I admire her greatly.

Many qualities make my mom a fine woman, but four characteristics inspire my respect:

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Tuesday, July 17th, 2012

Red had a head the size of a backhoe bucket, and he packed a set of spurs that bore a close likeness to railroad spikes. Given all of this, Red was still a certified COWARD. He would sneak-up on your blindside or get you when your back was turned.

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Monday, July 16th, 2012
My Career As A Woman

There was a small blue wild flower that grew along the roadside when I was a kid growing up in Spencer County.  None of the adults knew what it was called, so they deemed it a weed.  I called it a Cornflower, after the Crayola color, Cornflower Blue, in my box of 64 crayons.  I was grown before I

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Thursday, July 12th, 2012

One of the things I love about summer (definately not this crazy heat), are my hummingbirds. Although they don't seem as plentiful at my place this year, I do have a few. I could sit for hours and take pictures of these amazing birds.

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Thursday, July 12th, 2012

July 2009, I was one month removed from graduating from Mid-Continent University.  Barack Obama was President, North Carolina defeated Michigan State 89-72 several months earlier to win the NCAA Championship, The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic in 5 games to win the NBA Championship

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Wednesday, July 11th, 2012

Our recent drought continues to cause problems. Locally and in the mid-west, pastures and crops are not producing normally. This situation has caused farmers to feed hay earlier than normal or to sell livestock.

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Tuesday, July 10th, 2012

Respecting A Hero

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Tuesday, July 10th, 2012

Often when little girls play dress-up, or dolls or "house," they affect a different accent . . . a foreign, or maybe New York brogue . . . which of course is also about as foreign as you can get. Or sometimes they give themselves names more glamorous or different-sounding than their own.

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Monday, July 9th, 2012

My phone rang last Tuesday morning at 2:30 a.m.  When I glanced to see who it was, I was surprised to see that it was one of the social workers I know, who works with foster parents.  In my sleepy fog, I thought to myself, why is she calling us?  We are a closed home. 

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