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Signs of election times by
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Trump signs are thankfully MIA, and Biden signs are relatively rare, since this preference is assumed.
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A Mixed Bag of Tech Then and Now by
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Our phone number was CE9-2609. CE stood for the Center exchange. No area code.
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One Decade of Pretty Shoes by
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Prompted By Shoes

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No Buster Browns, Keds, or Thom McCanns for me. Just, ugh, saddle shoes ...
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Way to Go by
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Prompted By Final Farewell

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While at first I didn't relish the extra burden, the experience turned out to be a gift.
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A Degree Day of Observations by
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Prompted By Rites of Passage

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Seated there was a very elderly, diminutive woman, dressed in black, with wild white hair and a pixie-ish expression, very quiet but observing everything carefully.
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Listening to words by
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Prompted By Brain Games

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Every Sunday I listen to this amazing, funny, and very challenging game show that involves words ...
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A Garden of Visual Delights by
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Prompted By The Garden

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I resorted to wearing sunglasses and a painter's mask to do any gardening, even trimming the lemon tree. Upon seeing me, my cat recoiled in horror.
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Long lost, newly discovered by
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Prompted By Lost and Found

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With a sigh, I gave the earring up for lost but kept its mate as a memento.
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All Sales Final on Vinyl by
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Prompted By Yard Sales

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The little girl stared and asked, "Daddy, what are those?" "These are records," he replied, "they play music."
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Right, then wrong, then almost right by
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Prompted By I Swore I'd Never

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... it got to the point where her hands were raw, and the doctor told her to ease off. She didn't work in a sewer, he said.
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