Author: daylerogers
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It’s Easy To Get Carried Away
When driving around the South, it’s easy to believe that kudzu, that ubiquitous vine, could be slowly gobbling up huge portions of land. A wily green monster that has the capacity to cover anything not moving. Introduced to America from Japan at the 1876 World’s Fair Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, it didn’t garner much interest.…
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In Times Of Calm, Storms Still Happen
Our final week of pause saw rain every day. Downpours greeted us with dark clouds scudding across the sky like angry messengers. Winds blew the chimes on the porch into a wild symphony of sound and movement. It made me feel good that it’s been raining back home as well, where the ground in central…
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Step Out With Gratitude
Back in the late 70s, Randy Newman wrote a controversial song called “Short People”. Anyone who was vertically challenged was incensed by his lyrics. I’m one of those who’ve been blessed with a lack of length. When asked, I always say I’m five feet, three inches high. I fudge that by a quarter inch. A…
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Respect Has No Expiration Date
When 98 year-old Pete DuPre, a World War II veteran, put his harmonica to his lips and played our national anthem, tears came to my eyes. This was before the friendly game between the US women’s soccer team and Mexico, a chance for both teams to work out kinks before the Olympics open in a…
Tip of My Iceberg 