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Where Are The Heroes?
photo courtesy of Eric Wiser on Unsplash Because the armistice that ended World War 1 happened on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, November 11 was officially labeled as Veterans’ Day in 1954 by President Dwight Eisenhower. Its purpose was to honor all men and women who had…
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Winning Isn’t Everything
Some knew what they were doing; some did not. They came together as a group of eight-year-olds, both boys and girls, to learn to play together. A few had older siblings who’d played soccer for years and knew basic strategies. Others had never touched a soccer ball, and they were there, partly because their parents…
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Didn’t Expect The Pain
I never text while I’m driving. I’ve been behind too many who I know are doing that because they’re weaving all over the road. I never text or look at my phone while I’m in conversations with people, face-to-face. I see it as respectful to have eye contact. But I do walk around my home…
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When The Party’s Over
People plan, prepare, and anticipate Halloween with great excitement. And just as quickly, it’s gone. Walking around the neighborhoods, exclaiming “trick or treat” with gusto, gathering candy like it’s a career, and existing on a small but significant sugar high makes it all more fun than any child can imagine. Until it’s over. It was…
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Who Are You Fooling?
Halloween originated from the Celtic festival of Samhain, a festival marking the beginning of the new year on November 1. The Celts also believed that, on the night before the new year began, the boundaries of the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred, so ghosts were allowed to return to earth. People…
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