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Shovelers Anonymous by
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"Can I help?" a woman's voice asked from behind me. A young woman had appeared with a shovel.
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The Social Distance Dance by
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Yes, life has changed for all of us. Statement of fact and gross understatement. Many doctor appointments scheduled for late March or mid-April, now rescheduled for June (who knows if they will even happen then). The few that happen are now via FaceTime or just phone calls. Important questions answered via email (of course one…
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I Was At Woodstock In 1969 by
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Prompted By Writer's Choice

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  Retrospect – I Was At Woodstock in 1969 By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 Preface: The Day My Brother’s VW Wagon Became a Portal to Another Dimension (and Other Slightly Exaggerated Truths) They say if you remember the ’60s, you weren’t really there. Well, I remember the ’60s, or at least a very…
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The Magic Potion by
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"Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution." – Albert Einstein
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Star by
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Prompted By Riding a Bicycle

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I must have been around 7 or 8 when I got my first bike, a Schwinn 3 speed with silver fenders and a head light similar to the Featured photo. My father dutifully ran along side me as I learned to pick up speed while gaining my balance. I had to know how to start…
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Untitled by
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Prompted By Get Organized

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Arnold Palmer by
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Prompted By Lemons to Lemonade

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Something about the half lemonade and half tea ... symbolizes how so many of us are making do.
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Wine Time, Anytime by
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Prompted By Altered States

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The meaning of Altered States brings to mind a drug familiarization lecture I once attended, presented by a DEA Agent. To gauge our beginning level of knowledge, he asked a few questions of the group.  One was, “What is a narcotic?”  Several answers were shouted out, all met with a short explanation of why they…
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Cruise to Normandy by
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Prompted By Vacations

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I like history. When I read (now I have eye problems that limits my ability), I read biography. So my husband and I always wanted to tour Normandy and better understand what happened during the beginning of the liberation of Europe. The Americanization of Emily is one of my favorite movies and we agree that the…
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Worth its Salt by
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... it is the only thing I have that belonged to grandma Rose.
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