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Entries from May 31st, 2009

The Great Road Trip of 2009 – Thursday, April 2, Part 1

May 31st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Blogging, Dee's Family, Families, Reflections, View From the 80's

Note:  I know it’s been a while, but when the last segment of "The Great Road Trip of 2009" ended, it was just after midnight Thursday morning, April 2, 2009 and Mom, Laura & I were on the road from Abilene to Mississippi in our hotel room in Shreveport, LA getting a good night’s rest.  [...]

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Friday News, Notes & Pics

May 29th, 2009 · 3 Comments · A Home Complete, Health, Medical, Photos, Videos, Reflections, Tom & Me

I have gained a new respect for the positive aspects of the internet for Christians as I have gone through this latest health battle with the pinched nerve in my left shoulder blade area from my totally messed up neck.  You all have been a huge part of this thinking on my part.  I’ll talk [...]

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Working On “A Home Complete”

May 26th, 2009 · 4 Comments · A Home Complete, Health, Medical, Perspective, Photos, Videos, Tom & Me

Most of you probably haven’t noticed, but I’m working on a new tab at the top of my page here I call "A Home Complete."  I’ve not felt well enough to size many of the photos yet, nor do I feel well enough today to continue with the cliffhanger from last time on "The Great [...]

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“Flags In”

May 25th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Historical, Inspirational, Photos, Videos

  Each year the soldiers of the Third United States Infantry Regiment ("The Old Guard") take part in the ceremony called "Flags In." Just before Memorial Day, each grave in Arlington National Cemetery is decorated with a small American flag. The flags remain in place until the conclusion of the Memorial Day Weekend when they [...]

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Interesting Theological Debate for the Weekend: Do Dogs Go To Heaven?

May 23rd, 2009 · 13 Comments · Humor, Photos, Videos, Theology

Do dogs go to heaven?  This is literally a ‘church signs’ debate, being played out in a Southern US town, between Our Lady of Martyrs Catholic Church, and Cumberland Presbyterian, a fundamentalist church.  From top to bottom shows you the response and counter-response over time.  The Catholics are displaying a much better sense of humor!  You [...]

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The Great Road Trip of 2009 – Wednesday, April 1, Part 4

May 21st, 2009 · 4 Comments · Blogging, Dee's Family, Families, Health, Humor, Inspirational, Philosophical, Photos, Videos, View From the 80's

[Note:  Really bad medical news Tuesday - as in not much hope for relief of any kind for my pinched nerve from C3 through C7 trauma in my neck, but today I am in considerably less pain than the past few days & considerably more optimistic, seeking all options from here to Birmingham to Houston, [...]

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To Brighten Your Day

May 18th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Blogging, Dee's Family, Families, Health, Photos, Videos

The pain has been such, I’ve not really been able to blog.  What few hours I have most evenings are being spent on necessities around here that I am way behind on. I’m looking forward to tomorrow afternoon when I see the orthopedist a second time, this time with my six precious MRI films.  I’m [...]

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