Monthly Archives: September 2010

Maybe Economy Is Improving

President Obama said the recession ended 15 months ago. Some economists agreed with him. Most “ordinary” people did not.  My personal business hasn’t recovered.  In fact, this year’s income isn’t even 50 percent of what last year’s was. But I’m … Continue reading

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Pizza Varieties

I try to have one day a week when I do not eat meat.  Usually that day is Monday.  Often I struggle to come up with a pleasing menu for my meals that day.  I’ve done grilled cheese sandwiches, scrambled … Continue reading

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Appearances Can Deceive

How many times have you heard “appearances can be deceiving?”  If you’re like me, you’ve heard it but never paid much attention to it.  Wednesday proved the truth of the saying. Sandy, one of my exercise class members, is a … Continue reading

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Another Puzzle

For days now I’ve been seeing the same ad in the morning newspaper. It’s an ad for a particular hearing aid. The headline on the ad says “We’re looking for 42 people …” I look at that ad and go, … Continue reading

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It’s Back …

Summer is back. After a week or so of wonderful fall type weather, summer has decided it wants to come back again. The highs are once again in the 90s. It’s supposed to be like this all week. I’m all … Continue reading

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How Do They Do That?

I went out to dinner last night. In the restaurant were three couples that I believe were Mennonite … two older couples and one slightly younger couple. The men were in pants with suspenders and white shirts. The women were … Continue reading

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Time for Flu Shot

I’ll be going to get my flu shot a little later today. It seems early to be getting one but I’d rather get one now and feel that I’ve done my best to avoid getting sick. One woman at my … Continue reading

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Courtesy and Kindness

Sunday was Grandparents’ Day at church. The morning service featured poems about grandparents, a choir made up of grandparents, etc. The theme was “testimonies” and several grandparents gave their testimony of God’s salvation, provision, healing, etc. There were two speakers, … Continue reading

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Remembering 9/11

It seems to me that there has been more attention paid to remembering the anniversary of 9/11 this year than in other years. In thinking about why this is the case, I realized the furor over building the Moslem mosque … Continue reading

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Traditions

I checked out some library books today. Once home, I started reading one which has to do with a group of quilters meeting for a potluck lunch the day after Thanksgiving. They spend the day together working on … guess … Continue reading

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