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Mooning… Not that kind ;-)

Last night Jay and I were sitting on his porch, relaxing and shooting the breeze. The moon had made its appearance in the sky at just the right light, so Jay ran in and grabbed his telescope. He set it … Continue reading

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My Problem With Some Books

I have a problem when I read books. I get involved in the story and if I don’t like where it’s going… I stop reading. It’s rare that I actually refuse to finish reading a book, but it has happened. … Continue reading

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The Travel Bug

Yesterday I had visited with some family whom I haven’t seen in many years. They are up here on vacation and it was good to see them. However, at one point I started talking with my aunt about Gettysburg. *sigh* … Continue reading

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My Favorite CW Books

It’s Civil War Wednesday again!! Woo-hoo! I know that this upcoming weekend is the 149th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, but I know that everybody else will be talking about it so I don’t want to irritate you guys … Continue reading

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Cross Stitched A-10 Update

I haven’t had a lot of time to work on my stitching so I didn’t get very far along on this project. Here is the progress on the sky that I had as of 6-11-12. Like I’ve said before, I … Continue reading

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Wounded Warthog

This weekend Jay took the A-10 up to the flying field to get some more flying time in on it. Unfortunately, I wasn’t there when he was flying, but I heard all about the four flights that it had that … Continue reading

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The Viper Jet Flies!

Here we have the Viper Jet. It was in the process of being reinforced, fixed, and readied for flight when this picture was taken. It was purchased from the same hobby site where Jay found the MiG-15. This jet is … Continue reading

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Roses!

My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns O my Luve’s like a red, red rose That’s newly sprung in June; O my Luve’s like the melodie That’s sweetly play’d in tune. As fair art thou, my … Continue reading

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Book Review – The Johnstown Flood

I received the Kindle version of David McCullough’s book “The Johnstown Flood” for my birthday. It was on my Amazon wish list and my sister was nice enough to purchase it for me. I had seen this somewhere and thought … Continue reading

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Audible Memories

Music is a powerful thing. It can say it all without having to say a word. You know that at any moment somebody is going to be eaten by a killer white shark when you hear that bu-dum… ba-dum… ba-dum … Continue reading

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