Category Archives: Hobbies & General Interest

The Great Eclipse – Your Live Reports & Comments!

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Eclipse Of The Century – Late to the party?

Have you just realized that the Event Of The Year (so far) is tomorrow? While you have been at the beach/out fishing/shopping for the new school year, it seems that everyone else has prepared for the Big Event. Now you … Continue reading

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Don’t wreck your car during the eclipse (and other advice)

First of all, if you decide to just stay home, there will be extensive television and cyber coverage: NASA is geared up to cover the eclipse on its TV channel and online, starting at 12 pm EDT. Viewers around the … Continue reading

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2017 Woodward Dream Cruise – SE Michigan Gem

This weekend is one of the premier events of the year in Southeast Michigan – the 23rd annual Woodward Dream Cruise, billed as the world’s largest classic car event.  It not a classic car show in the usual sense – … Continue reading

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Caution: The Solar Eclipse

UPDATE: MORE ECLIPSE INFORMATION AND ADVICE! UPDATE 2: LATE TO THE PARTY? UPDATE 3: People may have put sunscreen on their eyeballs to watch the eclipse This was found on Facebook (posted by our friend, Menagerie) and seems like good … Continue reading

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President Trump Welcomes the New England Patriots to the White House

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Christmas Verse

There have been so many poems and songs written for the Christmas season, both religious and secular, that the difficult part about this post is choosing what to include! We first acknowledge that the reason we celebrate Christmas is to … Continue reading

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Gift Week, Day Five – Your Fondest Wish

Today, I want to know what you would like to have this year for Christmas. I want to know what material gift(s) you want. Is it a particular kind of clothing – perhaps a cashmere coat? Maybe a beautiful ring … Continue reading

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Gift Week, Day Four – Gifts We Remember

What is the best Christmas gift you ever received? Which is the most nostalgic? Which ones do you remember from your childhood? This is one of the first gifts that I remember receiving – a marionette of Princess Summer-Fall-Winter-Spring, from … Continue reading

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Gift Week, Day Three – Weird Gifts

Remember Ralphie’s bunny suit? A well-intentioned gift from a doting aunt, in whose memory Ralph lives forever as a toddler.

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