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First Vote, Paper Ballot and “X” Stamp by
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Prompted By First Time Voting

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My first vote using a paper ballot and a rubber "x" stamp
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Learning To Cook In Three Easy (?) Lessons by
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Prompted By Learning To Cook

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Learning to cook with lessons from my mother, a book from my cousin, the Boy Scouts and a some college roommates
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First Flight Free by
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Prompted By Planes and Trains

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My first airplane flight at 3 by the US Air Force. Later, travelling coach on a train from Chicago to California
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Work Parking Problems by
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Prompted By Parking

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Parking, never a problem for me at college, but work at Lockheed was different.
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Pro Vaccination, and Proud of It by
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Prompted By Vaccination

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Proud to be vaccinated, and sorry so many have refused it.
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Inequality and Stereotypes by
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Prompted By Inequality

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Inequality and the role of stereotypes
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Meetings, Lateness, Driving and Can Deposits by
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Prompted By Pet Peeves

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My pet peeves.
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First Memories, My Trip Home by
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Prompted By First Memory

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Coming home from a Colorado Army Hospital to South Dakota, first memories.
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A Four Hour Interview Leads to a Twenty-seven Year Career by
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Prompted By Interviews

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How a 4 hour interview lead to a 27 year career
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Speling Is Hard For Me by
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Prompted By Spelling

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My struggles with spelling. Included are my early problems and a reflection on the possible reasons for my poor spelling.
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Learning Helping and a Job By Volunteering by
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Prompted By Volunteering

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Experiences in volunteering in, especially in youth soccer and Kiwanis.
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Holidays in California, By Car, Train or Plane by
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Prompted By Pandemic Holidays

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My previous holiday travels
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Pet Rock by
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Prompted By Fads and Trends

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The Pet Rock, my favorite fad.
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Three Crazy Elections: 1968, 2000 and 2016 by
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My reflections of my elections disappointments of 1968, 2000 and 2016.
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A Few Small Tokens and Buttons by
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I describe a few buttons and tokens from my past, and today’s sticker, “I Voted”.
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My Computer Life, BC and AC by
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My history with computers, both plus and minus in my life and work
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Birth Order, Family Size and Its Influences by
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Prompted By Birth Order

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Being first born, I got to do things first. Generally an advantage, but not always.
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Too Many Covid Changes by
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Prompted By Pandemic Summer

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All my plans change due to Covid. Yosemite, Seattle, Pennsylvania, and G
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I Still Use My Cursive Skills by
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My journey from cursive to typing while keeping a little cursive writing skills.
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From Conservative Cal Poly to San Jose State by
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Prompted By Protests

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My protests at San Jose State. After two years at California’s very conservative college, Cal Poly SLO, I went to San Jose State to get a more complete education, including some political action .
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My Small Home Town, Arroyo Grande by
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Prompted By My Hometown

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A very nice place for me to spend High School on California’s central coast, Arroyo Grande. It’s my home town.
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Old Friendship Found by
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Prompted By Chance Encounters

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Old college friendship rekindled.
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My Three Memorable Smells by
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     There are three fragrances I remember from my youth, one from home, one from family trips and the one that started in my college days      Ever since I was young, I remember Thanksgiving morning with the aroma of the turkey roasting.  It’s aroma filled the house and wetted my appetite for…
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Exciting Times On the Bayshore Freeway by
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Prompted By Close Calls

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My accident with a Google bus.
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My Career Matched My Major by
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Chemistry major with a chemistry career
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