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2020
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Two Roads Diverged. . . Although it has been called The Most Misread Poem In America, this is not a discussion of The Road Not Taken or the works of Robert Frost. I used the opening words of that famous Frost poem as part of an original speech for a junior high school competition many years ag...
04/30/2020
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Supermarket Sweepstakes A Pondering Of Sorts I enjoy creativity. In all forms. But I was on a mission. Destination: the local grocery store. List prepared. Subsituations ready. Just in case. This wasn't big day grocery shopping. Just an item or two. I waited at the store entrance for ...
04/29/2020
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A Spoonful Of Sugar Perhaps it is simply a sweet childhood memory for me but maybe the words a spoonful of sugar will make you feel good and smile. And it's not necessarily a candy-like rush which has influenced your attitude. The words may remind you of the song from the movie Mary Poppins or...
04/28/2020
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Idioms On The Loose Not idiots, mind you. Stranger things have been known to happen and this is a time where the strange, the unusual and the just the ordinary run-of-the-mill weird is commonly in sight. I am not an expert in language of any sort. I consult an online search to find defin...
04/27/2020
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Consider The Source I have lost count on the number of times I have recommended citing the source when responding to inquiries when facts are part of the conversation rather than my opinion. I am far from perfect in citing the source but that's definitely part of my plan. I remember something I...
04/26/2020
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500 Days Of Summer. . . It's been some time since my last visit to a movie theater and although I enjoy films, I am not a big fan of at-home viewing. I was thinking of movies as my mind wandered the other day. Of course, Los Angeles has so much history where movies and movie-making have a co-...
04/25/2020
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As The World Turns. . . My Mother was a longtime viewer of television soap operas. It seemed that my Grandmother and Aunt enjoyed their "stories" as well. I didn't quite understand the fascination but I was aware that it existed. Her favorite was As The World Turns. Television soap operas...
04/24/2020
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Filling In The Blanks As for being a collector of things, that's not a part of me or of my personality. Things, per se, are not that important but I do like when life offers the opportunity to collect memories. And it can happen often. Some may be temporarily tossed aside or saved for safek...
04/23/2020
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A Pack Of Porsche Off I Go Wandering. Again. Unlike many ActiveRain members, I am not a hiker. Definitely not in the traditional sense. I tend to do my exploring in a more urban setting. My backyard could be defined as the streets of my neighborhood. Daily, I find much. A few weeks ago I ...
04/22/2020
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Wake Up And Smell The Coffee A bit of a different path, found me walking in another direction than I typically take and I passed a condominium building where the unique scent of coffee was quite strong. Definitely Distinctive. Presumably(in my mind)it was freshly brewed. Although I am not a r...
04/21/2020
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