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Supermoon
It sounds like something from a sci-fi novel. I first heard about it on talk radio. Given that…
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Prepare to be surprised
“Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.” The older I get the more…
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Seven days alone
In the 1880s, construction began on the Abingdon Coal and Iron Railroad. Later it became the Virginia Western…
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Sure signs of spring
It happens without warning. The angle of the light from the sun slowly changes and then one morning…
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I think that I shall never see
These are the first words of a poem that has stuck in my head since I heard about…
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Who was Adam’s housecat?
“I wouldn’t know him from Adam’s housecat,” I am prone to say. The truth is I don’t know…
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The sun will come up, tomorrow
What a week! I saw the sun rise in four different states. The first was in New Orleans…
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Traveling off the beaten path
It has been a long time since I drove to New Orleans, even before Hurricane Katrina. With a…
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The fanatical fan
Aubie, the 8-foot tiger at the corner of my office, has been removed. Old Glory has once again…
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No longer a Virgo
For 57 years, I have been a Virgo. As an on-again, off-again reader of horoscopes, I tend to…