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Celebrity Hero
It is not that often that you get to meet a hero of yours who is also a celebrity. Meet Hank The Service Dog. He is a specialist trained to be a psychiatric service animal. He is also a ‘big deal’ on Instagram. Hank is mobbed everywhere he goes. He is a true hero.
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Sunflower time in the Midwest
As the name demonstrates, it is an annual plant (doesn’t come back next year). It is actually not a single flower but a cluster of flowers. Those things around the edge which are mistakenly thought of as petals are brightly colored, but sterile ‘Ray Flowers’. Sexual reproduction occurs in the disk. The central portion of…
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A special appeal: What Flag Is That 08.23.21
The Delta Variant has pushed us into a new and different phase of this pandemic. We hold the power to halt the spread of this deadly virus. STOP COVID-19: PLEASE VACCINATE!
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Receive this image
I am doing more thinking about social media, especially Instagram. Why do I post the pictures I post? What is the reason others place a photo on this vehicle? Is it solely for ego reasons? Do I want anyone looking at my site to think I am a talented photographer? Do I want everyone to…
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What Flag Is That 08.19.21
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. PR is a Caribbean Island and unincorporated territory of the United States. It is 1,000 miles southeast of Miami Florida. The word Puerto Rico is Spanish for ‘Rich port’. “The Commonwealth is an archipelago among the Greater Antilles located between the Dominican Republic and the U.S. Virgin Islands; it includes…
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What Flag Is That 08.18.21
The State of Oregon. The reason for two pictures is because Oregon is the only state in the US with two different designs, front and back. Oregon was home to Host Nation People for hundreds of years before the white Europeans came to steal the land. Britain and the US bickered and fought over it…
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Business with a Purpose
One of the things I have been successful at doing in our retired years is talking Denise into trying out, even when it means traveling a few miles, independent coffee places. We came across an absolute gem of a place recently: ‘Maggie’s be Cafe’ in Hudsonville Michigan (outside of Grand Rapids). Maggie’s makes a fine…
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What Flag Is That 08.16.21
The oldest known American Flag: Bedford Massachusetts. Bedford is found in Middlesex County, (the greater Boston Area.) It was ‘founded’ in 1640. Historically the town was given to the Lane Family and included Huckins Farm. Up to this point there were no flags or seals in our young nation’s life. With the Bedford Flag, 47…
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What Flag Is That 08.15.21
Newfoundland, Canada. It is the eastern most Canadian province. It is a place I have visited three times. On my third visit to Newfoundland I did go through the ‘ceremony’ to become an honorary ‘Newfie’. (You must drink at least one swallow of a disgusting concoction called ‘Grog’ and then kiss a Cod fish.). The…
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What Flag Is That 08.14.21
Cape Breton Island, Canada. It is an island that is part of Nova Scotia. It has one of the largest fresh water lakes in the world in the center, the Bras d’Or (Arm of Gold.). The First Nation People who lived here for centuries were the Mi’Kmaq. Historically it was another place where the French…
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