Monthly Archives: December 2020

Rattlesnake Alert

December 20, 2020 – 11:34 am

Last year local wildlife officials were called to the Blue Hills south of Boston in response to 911 call alerting to the presence of a timber rattlesnake in a populated area. Officers captured the serpent and released rattler into the Great Bog. My sister called me with this information and I asked, “Do you remember […]

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Driving through South Hill by peter Nolan Smith

December 19, 2020 – 9:13 pm

Three years ago Paige and Ten Rings Steve announced that they were getting married in Richmond. I loved the young couple, but was surprised by their request that I perform the wedding ceremony. “I don’t believe in God.” “We know, but you do believe in love,” said Paige. “I won’t take no for an answer. […]

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Quote of the Day

December 18, 2020 – 9:50 am

The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball. ~Doug Larson I threw snowballs during each snowstorm in New York this year. My age is only a date. In my head I’m 15.

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Iowa Snow

December 16, 2020 – 12:28 pm

Many people living on the East and West Coasts of America refer to the land in between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans as the fly-over. The State of Iowa is in the center of the United States. The nearest big city is Chicago. Most of its residents are devoted to growing corn. The Federal government […]

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SNOW by Jesse Winchester

December 16, 2020 – 9:11 am

Jesse Winchester recorded this song in 1970. Winter was winter back in the last century. Listening to this song is as close as I’m going to get to the 20th Century on a day like this. To hear SNOW by Jesse Winchester,please go to the following URL

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