Mushrooms, Mozart, and Minuets
Recently, I have had the wonderful opportunity to play duets with my father - he plays cello and I play violin. In our search for music,...
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Jolene
- Jun 1, 2021
Whitaker, Rind, and Wager: Part the First
The past few weeks we have spent time talking about men who have been recognized nationally for their actions. Men who served in the...
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Jolene
- Apr 6, 2021
A Line Between North & South
When you hear this title, what picture comes to mind? Soldiers in blue and gray uniforms? Red barns in the middle of fields? Sweet tea?...
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Jolene
- Jan 19, 2021
Here Comes The President
"Fellow-Citizens: There is no constitutional or legal requirement that the President shall take the oath of office in the presence of the...
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Jolene
- Jan 12, 2021
The Capital Has Been Breached
As the events of Wednesday the 6th of January unfolded, I bet some of us thought back to 9-11 (2001). Unsure of what was going to...
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Jolene
- Dec 29, 2020
And A Partridge in a Pear Tree!
In reading the title of this post most of you probably had a tune along with those words. But have you ever wondered why it is called...
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Jolene
- Dec 22, 2020
Gifts of Change
Many of us have probably at one point or another heard of the Christmas truce of World War One. The story of soldiers crossing in to no...
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Jolene
- Nov 24, 2020
Nun Danket Alle Gott - {Now Thank We All Our God}
"Nun danket alle Gott mit Herzen, Mund und Händen, der große Dinge tut an uns und allen Enden, der uns von Mutterleib und Kindesbeinen an...
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Jolene
- Nov 17, 2020
Of Scarcity and Plenty: Food for Thought
(Warning: This weeks post does discuss cannibalism in America. While I won't go into depth about it (I will have resources at the end if...
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Jolene
- Nov 10, 2020
Armistice Day - of Poppies and Poetry
At the 11 hour, on the 11 day of the 11 month (1918) the guns of World War One fell silent. It had been a "war to end all wars". That...
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Jolene
- Oct 20, 2020
Lizzie - A Sweetheart's Name
There are many stories of soldiers making tokens for their sweethearts while they are away at war. These tokens are made not only as a...
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