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Category Archives: Life in General
Cold, Part II
I wrote (really complained) about the cold in an earlier blog on December 6th, but maybe I was a little premature with my moaning and groaning. Now it is really cold! Throughout the entire United States, it seems as though … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Personal
Tagged citrus crop, citrus farmers, cold, Cold Part II, Daytona Beach, December, Florida, freezing, freezing to death, front yards, getting out of the cold, grapefruit trees, hard freeze warning, January, Melbourne, Midwest, motorists, North, orange trees, Orlando, plastic pink flamingos, record lows, Tampa
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How to Blog
Many have asked where I find the time to blog daily. My secret is my telephone and all those small groupings of minutes which we commonly waste because they are too short a time with which to do anything productive. … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Publishing, Reading, Writing
Tagged computer, editing, editorial mistake, editorial work, finding time, first edit, fourth edit, fresh eye, How to Blog, my telephone, new perspective, paragraphs, perfect writing, second edit, sentences, Smartphones, the daily grind, third edit
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December 7
It is hard to believe it has been 69 years since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Eighteen year-old newly enlisted sailors, who were there when the Japanese bombed the harbor, are today, 87 years old. There are some 3000 … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General
Tagged Americans, April 18 1942, bullies, December 7, Doolittle’s Raid, Doolittle’s Raiders, educated professors, grade school playground, isolationism, Japanese attack, Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle, Pearl Harbor, playground bully, political pundits, psychological blow, sailors, stealing lunch money
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Cold
I realize we Floridians will not gain a bit of sympathy from y’all UPN. But dang it! It’s cold! And this is Florida. Right now, sitting in my office while writing this, the outside air temperature is 39 degrees F. … Continue reading
ID Security
I woke this morning to the newscasters carrying another story about identity theft and the things the average person should do to avoid becoming a victim. For the most part, it is basic, common sense information; but there is more … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Personal
Tagged banks, be proactive in protecting yourself, Do Not Call Registry, Facebook, financial information, ID Security, identity theft, Internet, loan companies, managing information, personal information, putting yourself at risk, shredding, social media, telephone surveys
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The Owl Hoot Trail
Book two opens with Cliff and his new bride making their way back to Georgia. Cliff comes home to find the situation grimmer than the short message of his mother’s telegram. This leads to more adventure for Cliff as he … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Personal, Publishing, Reading, Writing
Tagged Clifford Brown, fertile imagination, Gold in the Red Desert, Louis L’Amour, Point Lookout Maryland, prisoner of war, Reb Brown, Southern Georgia, T.H. Bear, The Bear Lady, the gold rush, The Long Trail, The Owl Hoot Trail, the Pony Express, The Reconstruction Period, the War Between the States, The Withlacoochee Renegades, Wyoming
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