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What Not to Buy When Shopping at an Auto Parts Store
Most people only go into an auto parts store when they have an emergency. There are a few things that you should know that will save you money and keep you from being taken advantage of.
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Just Love One Another
What is the world coming to? Immorality is running rampant and is being accepted as the "new norm". We need to do something.
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Is a Revolution Brewing in Lulawissie?
Our little township has decided to throw itself back into the pre-internet era. Can we survive such a decision in this modern high tech world? This is only the beginning, and we are waiting for the fallout.
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The Deadly Game of Golf
Did you ever wonder how some golf courses are able to maintain such lush fairways? Have you ever noticed an obvious absence of wildlife and vegetation while golfing? Read my story of how I uncovered a bee's nest.
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Civic Groups Revisited
The small southern community of Lulawissie has always had a strong Catholic/Democratic history. Now things seem to be changing.
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Goodbye Social Media
Technology and Social Media is having a negative effect on our interpersonal relationships and our society as a whole. Read my story to find out how we are dealing with this situation.
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Keyboard Strokes
Small strokes, or even TIA's (Transient Ischemic Attacks) can greatly limit your ability to have clear thought processes, even while doing routine things. Here is my experience of how a series of small strokes affected my writing ability.
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How I Relieved My Gout Pain and Tophi Crystals With Vitamin C
Have you ever considered tossing your gout medication and taking vitamins instead? This is what happened when I stopped my steroid shots and took vitamin C instead. Vitamin C might be enough to relieve your pain!
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Chapters in Your Life
We all have experienced a personal loss. A loved one leaves and we are devastated. But what about our fur babies? Sometimes the death of one of our pets can hurt us more than losing a close relative.
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Thanksgiving Thoughts
While we sit down for our annual Thanksgiving feast, lets all consider those of us less fortunate than us.
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Lulawissie Train Ride
With so much hustle and bustle these days, it's nice to get off of the beaten path and treat yourself to a relaxing train ride. Why spend hours bumper to bumper on a busy highway when you can relax in your own train coach and sip a glass of wine?
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A Hurricane Comes to Lulawissie
Like hundreds of communities across the Southeastern US, our small community suffered through the brutal forces of nature when a recent hurricane tore through our quiet valley. Stop by and set a while, we'd be glad to have you.
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Digital Dementia
Do you depend on technology more than you used to? Are you losing your short term memory because of it? If so, you may be coming down with Digital Dementia.
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Return to Lulawissie
After an extended absence and several requests that I return, I have returned to my keyboard to bring you the continuing saga of Life in this small Southern town. Come with me as I stroll through life in Lulawissie, a peaceful paradise of southern charm and character.
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What're You Looking At?
People watching can sometimes be a fun game, but a lot of the time it is a way to pass judgment on people that you don't even know. Take some time to rethink this "game" and understand it differently.
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Gout and the Effects of Time
Having Gout is no picnic. The damage it causes is irreversible as you get older. I am convinced that how you live your life when you are young makes a physical difference when you are older.
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The Only Good Snake is a WHAT?!
Wait! Don't kill that snake! Not all snakes are harmful or poisonous, but all snakes are beneficial. The key is educating yourself on the differences between the species.
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Loving It is the Root
"Money is the root of all evil" is one of the most misquoted scriptures in the Bible. But few realize that how we treat financial blessings is the very least of what God has laid out for us.
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The Last Days. Are We Forgetting Something?
We are most likely in the Last Days according to Bible Prophecy. Before you lock the door on your underground shelter, are you forgetting something?
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The Death of Ursa Minor
Finding injured wildlife can sometimes make you feel helpless. There are very few resources to rely on, but what happens when the one agency you call for help lets you down miserably?
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Don't Forget Your Best Friends
If it is cold enough to freeze the pipes in your house, it is cold enough to freeze your outdoor pets. Keep your pets safe and warm with a few of these good ideas that come from years of experience.
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Do This Every Morning To Feel Great!
Doing this one simple thing every morning can change your life forever!
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Eulogy of Self
Sometimes you just want to cash it in. Everyone at one time or another stops to consider their self-worth, to take account of their own life and measure the impact of it on those around them.
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The Mechanic Sleeps
The life of a mechanic is a tiring one, and the one person that helps him get from day to day is the woman that he shares his quiet times with, she is the reason that he keeps going. We've been there.
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For Carly
It is so easy to take your spouse for granted. You get comfortable and suddenly it seems to her that you've lost interest. After more than 35 years of being with the same woman, I still see her as the girl I married.
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Shopping the Shops
Looking for a reputable automotive repair shop? Sometime it is not easy. I have had many years of experience working as a professional mechanic as well as a service manager, and what I have learned may save you hundreds of dollars on automotive repairs.
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This House is Finally Killing Us!
Mold infestation in your home is a true silent killer. Know what to look for before it is too late! Its presence can and will destroy your health and finances.
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They Are Everywhere
Do you believe in the presence of Angels? Could that person that just asked you for help have been one? Angels are everywhere, you just have to know where to look.
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When Both Sides Hate
The recent tragedies that have occurred in Boston this past week have brought out a lot of America’s worst behaviors, and with good reason. Being attacked on America’s Homeland is not something that we are used to, nor is it something that we...
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No Vanity Resolutions Here
Don't add more stress to your life by trying to improve it for reasons of vanity. Take a hard look around you and see what is really important to you, and base your life's quality on those things.
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I Know Most People Don't Like Change, But....
Google Images I am not one to really get into politics and political issues, but to me, the writing is on the wall. We need something different than what is in the White House now. Romney may not be much better, but we need to get out from under the...
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The Dog Ate the Meat and Died
This is not my original work. It is a story I heard many years ago on a Flip Wilson album. I just think it is funny. An affluent businessman that was away on a lengthy business trip came home recently to his palatial estate. His personal assistant, Ron, met him on the...
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My Son, Lazarus
My thirty year old son Tim, the oldest of four grown kids, has for years had some mysterious problem with his heart. He would feel faint, his chest would ache, but by the time we got him to the emergency room, nothing was found. His heart rhythms...
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There is Nothing To Be Ashamed Of
The state of the economy of today has caused many changes in the lifestyles of the American People. The once hoity-toity upper class has now become the middle class. The once stable middle class folks are now pushing the limits of the poverty level....
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55 and Counting
Life goes by so quickly! We need to learn to grab a few pieces of it as it whips by, lest we never get that chance over again.
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The Lion in the Darkness
In the late 90's and into the early 2000's, I was a patrol supervisor for Wells Fargo/Pinkerton Security in Orange County, (Southern) California. I routinely patrolled the Orange County toll roads which caused me to spend numerous overnight hours in...
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The Summers of My Life
To a youngster, summertime is a release. Kids run for freedom when that last bell rings in June, as if they were a bird suddenly released from the confines of an aching metal ring, and the cage door was suddenly thrust open to the free air beyond....
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And The Night Returns
I walked out this evening and stared at the night sky. I thought that I might be able to catch the remnants of Perseid, but perhaps not. Nevertheless, the stars were twinkling with random brightness in the inky blackness of the Appalachian sky. I...
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Who's Gonna Die First?
That was a question that I asked myself in regards to my own marriage shortly after my mom passed away in 1985. I looked at my wife, a mere child of 23 at the time, in perfect health. I compared her to myself, a then amateur athlete, also...
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A Fish Story...or how to succeed in marriage without even trying.
Sometimes a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do if he wants to catch some fish. More often times his wife just has no sense of humor.
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Alternative Scouting?
The Boy Scouts of America was founded on the Christian principals of morality and clean living. Lately, there has been quite a stir to allow alternative lifestyles into the scouting program.
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Hoodathunk?
I was in my sophomore year in high school in 1973. Near the end of the school year, the seniors were all harvested into the auditorium to hear a motivational lecture on succeeding in life after high school. A group of friends along with yours truly...
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Wait! Where Was I?
I have a good number of unfinished manuscripts and blog articles that are just sitting here in my computer waiting to someday be completed. You may ask “why?” (but you probably won’t). It is sometimes very hard for me to stay focused on my...
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Don't Forget to Say "I Love You".
Life is short. Make sure that you pass on to the kids what you have learned in life, and make sure that you never forget to tell your significant other those three magic words. They are immortal.
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Of Plagiarism and Ice Cream
The HubPages has been plagued with plagiarism. Our articles or "hubs" have been copied, reformatted and re-published on other web sites. The bad thing is, if we try to click on those sites to complain, we are attacked by a vicious virus that shows no mercy. The world is full of sick bastards.
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Meanwhile, Back in Lulawissie...
It has been awhile since I had shifted my day to day thoughts to one side and concentrated a little more on the good life here in this small town. It has been a busy weekend among the locals; they are celebrating the “Confederate Memorial Day”....
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Gout, Veggies and Dr. Gerson
Around the 2nd week of February (2012), I was at a point in my life where I was too tired and too much in pain for just about anything. I had no energy, my joints were always hurting and I was under a constant state of attack from gout. I was in the...
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Just Being Careful (By Del Banks)
Just Being Careful By Del Banks I haven’t blogged in a while since I read Hunbbel Meer’s hub about another site stealing all of our work. I was hesitant, afraid of having my work plagiarized. How can they plagiarize the work of so many...
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Be Careful Where You Publish
Recently, I published a book with Publish America, an American publisher out of Baltimore. At first it was a dream come true that soon turned into a nightmare. Myself,along with thousands of other authors were taken advantage of by this publishing company to the point where we ended up paying the...
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My Basic Rules of Life
Through the years (all 55 of them), I have experienced many things and have learned many lessons through personal experience and by watching others. There are a lot of these lessons that I try to live by day to day, but these are some of the most...
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Things That Husbands Wish Their Wives Understood
A man can be driven crazy by a wife that hasn't got a clue about anything. Husbands should rest assured that they are not alone. There are plenty of us out there that can sympathize with you.
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Individualized Gout Treatment
If you have been following me, you know that I have been a long time gout sufferer. Over the course of the last few years, I have researched this malady over and over again, and astonishingly I have come up with different answers each time. One...
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Don't Eat the Sausage!
During the few years that I spent as a utility butcher for a large Midwestern slaughterhouse, I had the opportunity to observe first-hand how a popular fast food chain’s sausage was made. The company I worked for had a small wing devoted to making...
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Wild Caught vs. Farm Raised
With many years of experience dealing with fresh meat and seafood, I offer my insights and opinions on how to come home with the highest quality of fresh seafood available.
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Stellar Customer Service
The company that I work for, The Lulawissie Gas and Grocery, has produced a number of training videos for its employees (or “associates” as they like to refer to them) to coach them in virtually every facet of customer interaction. We have been...
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Bringing Home the Bacon
Being associated with the meat industry for several years, I have had the chance to learn a lot about meat quality, its health benefits and its ruins. I have heard stories of isolated incidents of mad cow disease, e-coli in ground meat and...
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An Ivory Bill Woodpecker in My Yard
A short hub, to say the least. But I have to share with you the latest pictures of the Southeastern U.S.'s most elusive bird. I took these pictures out of my bathroom window while this critter was knocking away at an old pecan tree. The Ivory...
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Cover Yourself
Years ago in the late 90’s and early 2000’s, I was a district manager for a major security firm in Southern California. It was a salaried position that paid 40 hours, but I was on call 24/7, and frequently put in over 70 hours a week, and...
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Maybe I'm Just Too Kind
Some of you may have noticed that I have not posted anything for quite a while. I have been offline and somewhat incapacitated both physically and financially. You see, I had an accident at work that has cost me the use of my right hand, at least...
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I Should Have Read The Book
Upon my high School graduation in 1975, my late, great Cousin Dennis gave me a book to read as a graduation gift. I knew Dennis was coming to the ceremonies, and I was anticipating an expensive gift from him since he was a lawyer. But all I got was...
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Dealing With Celiac Disease
Sammie, my wife has had a plethora of health issues in the last few years, ranging from various tumors, both benign and otherwise to sinus infections and many other maladies. She has had trouble maintaining her weight (in both directions), absorbing...
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Sammie's Autumn Chicken Bake
Far be it from me to ever be qualified enough to decide to write an article about cooking. If any of you out there are now the grown up Boy Scouts from Troop 1201 of Fullerton, CA, you may remember my cooking skills were pretty much non-existent....
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Go To Jail, Someone Loses A Job
I recently picked up a copy of the Goshen County Democrat, the once a week newspaper of our neighbors to the north. The headline read “Inmate Workforce Program Saving County Money”. It sounded interesting, so I read it. The article immediately...
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Handicapped or Lazy?
Americans have gotten so fat and lazy anymore that they are willing to eat themselves into a disability than to try and change their lives for the better.
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Re-Learning Church
There is a big difference between the "educated religions" and the true Bible Belt theology that is preached all over America today. Take the time to re-tune your mind to be receptive to the messages.
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"That's Okay, Dad. I'm Good."
The last of our kids left the nest this past June, when he got married to the girl from down the road. But even though Tim was the oldest and the one that has experienced (or endured) most of the fatherly advice that I had to offer, he still calls...
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Winter Fuel
As often as we can, Sammie and I try to attend the Wednesday Night Bible Study in the library down at the church. It is usually, sometimes, but not always, a spiritually enlightening experience. But for the most part, it usually turns into a 2 or 3...
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A Change in the Weather
We finally achieved some cooler weather here in Lulawissie. We finally, after 3 months, got out of the 90’s and dipped into the low to mid 70’s overnight due to a tropical depression named “Lee”. Lee was unexpectedly downgraded over the last...
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The Lulawissie Salmon
It wasn’t many days ago that Sammie and I sat down to a sumptuous fare of fresh wild-caught salmon. This time of year you don’t see much fresh wild caught salmon in the markets, and if you want a wild caught fish out of season, it is usually...
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A Runaway Horse
Lulawissie County is primarily rural in nature, and it is not uncommon to see a horse drawn surrey or a mule team pulling a wagon of melons. You frequently see folks on horseback riding in and out of town. But recently I witnessed a strange...
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I Never Get to Finish a Sandwich Anymore
Having pets is a wonderful thing. It has been proven that people with cats or dogs live longer and more stress free than those that don't!
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The New Physicians
I haven’t been on much lately, there has been a lot going on in our lives here in Lulawissie. Stress can be a terrible thing and it can take a horrendous toll on your mind and body. We (Sammie and I) have been struggling a lot financially due to...
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The Lulawissie Black Ball Watermelons
More than thirty or so years ago, Lulawissie County welcomed its first and only Asian-American family into our family of friends and neighbors here in the Deep South. Takeo Ishiro and his wife Toyo settled here from Hokkaido, Japan in late 1980 to...
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Are CoPayments Really Necessary?
I have a pretty good PPO insurance plan through my employer. It covers just about anything I need it to cover, with modest co-pay for doctor visits and a double copayment if I have to see a specialist. I am at the cusp of becoming somewhat...
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Number 100
Over the last 22 months, I have written about a myriad of topics from work related issues to my life here in Lulawissie. Some of the articles I wrote were interesting and some were not. Some were meant to be funny but weren’t, and a few of them...
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Doggie Toothpaste
Toothpaste for Dogs? The doctor had prescribed some Vicodin for me yesterday. As it turns out, I not only need a knee replacement, but a wrist replacement as well. It seems like I have been eating those things like candy to kill the pain I am...
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What if Nixon Won in 1960?
A question was posed to me a couple of days ago, “What if Nixon won the 1960 election? Would the US have had a bigger part in the Vietnam War?” I can answer this, but I have enlisted the help of my scholarly professorship-bound son, Tim. ...
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Some People Get All the Breaks
The last time I actually lit up and puffed on a tobacco product was sometime around 1995 when I shared a cigar with my dad while fishing on a family farm pond in Missouri. His cigars always seemed “seasoned” and had a unique flavor to them. I...
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What Can We Expect?
What Can We Expect? Having yet another day off (with pay, I might add), my wife and I discussed a few pertinent points about our future. We discussed career changes and the required schooling to facilitate such changes. I thought about becoming a...
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Finding the Right Home For Your Puppies
If you are like me, you find it hard to find new adoptive homes for your litter of puppies. It is not that hard to do if you use a little discipline while seeking out the appropriate adoptive family for your young pet. It just takes some time and...
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How to Shop for "Fresh" Seafood
The "Fresh" seafood you think you are buying may not be so fresh. Most often, the frozen seafood is usually fresher than what's in the case. You'd be surprised what you can learn here!
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More of What Not to Buy in the Meat Department
Knowing what to steer clear of in your grocer's meat department is just as important as buying the right thing. Let me share my experience as a veteran butcher with you, you will be surprised!
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Blackberry Winter Comes to Lulawissie
I first heard the phrase "Blackberry winter" about 10 years ago. Since then I have always looked forward to these cooler days at the end of spring, just before the summer heat builds up. The term itself is a bit confusing, even here in Dixie...
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Organic Chicken...It's Your Call
With the prices of everything going so high these days, it is a wonder we can afford to eat right anymore. Lately we have had to trim our grocery budget to be able to afford to buy gasoline to get to work to be able to buy the groceries. It is a...
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A Fun Easter in Lulawissie
It was a nice day for Easter Sunday this year. There was a ton of people out at Lakeshore Park and around the picnic area at the south end Marina. The weekend was kicked off on Saturday by an all town barbecue at the park with plenty of ribs,...
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Experiencing Prejudice
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Dogs and Butterflies are the Same to Me
It seems that in this part of the United States, there seems to be a reckless disregard for wildlife. I have written in the past about how one moron was recklessly killing bumblebees with his hat in a protected area of a State Park. I have also...
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Is Gout Becoming Big Business?
A month or two ago, I went into my pharmacy and asked for a refill of colchicine, the centuries old drug that has been used to fight gout and other maladies since the Roman times. Mike, my pharmacist, let me know that what I was getting was some of...
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What Not to Buy at Your Grocery Store Meat Department
Every day that I work at the Lulawissie Gas and Grocery, I deal with people that want things cut up, filleted cubed, ground, chopped, etc. My company has decided that they will have us begin keeping many items in the meat case that fit that...
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Is Lulawissie Going Nuclear?
It seems that the Young Democrats Club from the Lulawissie Jr. College has been working overtime behind the scenes to bring nuclear power to Lulawissie County. The site that they have chosen for the new power plant is on the Lulawissie River just...
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Noteworthy Fishing
Sometime back around the mid to late 80’s, I worked as a Naturalist for one of the State Park Systems in the Midwest. The job didn’t pay well, but it involved being and working outdoors. I had a two year degree in Zoology and had a pretty good...
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A 24 Hour Job
Our first of four children was born nearly thirty years ago. He is also the last to leave the nest, not counting a tour of duty in the Air Force. He is also a History major working toward his professorship. The other three, another son, 25, and two...
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Springtime in Lulawissie
It is a fabulous time right now down here in Lulawissie. There has been a steady pattern of warm air, a few thunderstorms, and clear and warm sunny days. Spring is here at last! The town’s folks came out to Lakeshore Park this weekend to celebrate...
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Thomas Wolfe Had It Goin' On
In his posthumously published 1940 novel, Thomas Wolfe said a mouthful with the title alone, “You Can’t Go Home Again”. This title has become a catch-phrase of American speech to illustrate that once you have left the nest and comforts of your...
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A Legacy
To put one’s thoughts on paper in a coherent fashion is no easy task. For some it comes easy, as it used to be for me. Since my stroke last April, I have had some difficulty concentrating and following my own train of thought. It’s like I am the...
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Finding My Niche
I was sitting in my truck last night at the Lulawissie Twin Drive-In Theater, and while Sammy and I were waiting for the cartoon to start, I browsed through my emails on my not so smart phone. I came across an older one from Hubpages that was a bit...
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Back to Lulawissie
Back to Lulawissie It has been a pretty harsh winter this go-around down here in Lulawissie County. The Lake nearly froze completely over this time, except for the area on the upper end where the river comes in. We thought for a while that the...
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Celestial Fallout is Not Covered
We have just recently changed insurance companies for both our home and our autos. The rate we got from the people that “are on our side” was much better than when we were being insured by a reptile. When we finally received the full policy in...
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It's Another Valentine's Day
This is definitely a “holiday” for the ladies. I mean the guys get their “benefit” too, seeing how there are a lot more babies born in mid-November than in any other month. Two of my kids are Valentine’s Day babies. But look what the...
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People Can Be Cruel
With Mark Twain being one of my favorite authors, it is no wonder that I have, like him, become more observant of human nature. Being in the grocery business, I have a grand opportunity to see and observe others from nearly every walk of life. I...
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Sheriff John Taught Me Well
Sheriff John was an icon to the kids growing up in Southern California in the 1950's and 1960's. There has never been quality children's programming like this since!
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Some Things Aren't Meant to be Understood
From NASCAR to golf to shopping for a computer...some things just don't make sense.
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The Crow and the Young Child
Sometimes the humor found in nature can really make your day. This is a true story of how one day a crow decided to help himself to a small child's lunch.
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They Say I Need to Find My Marbles
I enjoy a good bit of humor. I mean, who doesn’t. I enjoy writing and creating scenarios that cause others to take a double look, or think twice about what is going on. My family thinks that I am losing it, that perhaps Alzheimer’s is beginning...
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Scorpions Aren't As Charismatic as You Might Think
Sometimes I like to sit down and look around me at all of the people that I surround myself with. I watch my family, my co-workers, my supervisors and even perfect strangers. I have come to notice that everyone’s behavior changes with whatever...
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What a Fun Day
This is an excerpt from an older blog from 2009: My day off today was…interesting. At 4am I was awakened by six young dogs howling and barking at the side door. Donning a sweatshirt and my sweatpants, I went outside with Samantha in the pouring...
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You Should Keep Your Bazooka in the Closet
I’ve always been one to try to help others as much as I could, in whatever way that I could. It’s a conscience thing, and even though some people hold to the truths of Karma, I just simply believe that “what goes around comes around.” I have...
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Piano Man Psychology
From a paper I wrote in college: “Now John at the bar is a friend of mine. He gets me my drinks for free. And he’s quick with a joke or to light up your smoke, but there’s someplace that he’d rather be. He says, ‘Bill, I believe this is...
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Spring Training: Reading the Water
If you are a baseball fan, you know that spring training is just around the corner, and the regular season will start soon afterwards. If you are an avid fisherman as I am, our “spring training” is now. As I walked along the banks of the...
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Mr. Clemons Must Be Spinning Like a Top
I grew up in Southwest-South Central Los Angeles in the late fifties and through the sixties, a racially turbulent time. I can remember sitting on the roof of my parent’s home in Inglewood and watching the fires burning during the Watts Riots of...
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Separation Anxiety within Dogs
I asked the question "Do Dogs Suffer From Anxiety Attacks?", and received some very good answers. I was asking this on behalf of one of my dogs, Tinkerbelle, who seems to have some separation anxiety when it comes to one of her toys. Thanks for the...
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"They Just Swam Out and Disappeared!"
This is a true story of an incident that occurred back in the late 70’s or early 80’s. Living in Southern California, we all had an abundance of recreational activities available to us, anything from surfing to snow skiing, often times on...
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Riding on the Devil's Horse
Over the years I have seen many fishing lures come and go. My dad had an old tackle box that was filled with a lot of the old time lures, jigs like the Hula Popper, or the Jitterbug, the Bomber-A, and the Chug-Bug. There was even one there called a...
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Homeless In a Resort Hotel
I was prompted to write this blog by another Hub blogger’s article on how we should treat the homeless when we are confronted by their situation. Are they real? Do we trust them? Should we help them? Granted, there are those out there that feign...
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It's Wintertime! Time to Start Thinking About Springtime Fishing
The best time to begin thinking about early spring fishing is now…in the dead of winter! (Well, it’s not quite the dead of winter yet, but it is beginning to get darned cold here in the Appalachians! Now is when you want to start planning your...
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The Diary of a Gout Attack
Monday, 8am: I arrive at work feeling really good. I have had very little joint pain over the last few days. It might be safe to eat a hamburger at lunch. I have taken my medicine today, so why not? 12:45pm: I decide to go to McDonald’s for...
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Please Give Us A Break
I spend 40 plus hours a week at my job, working for a company that claims that both shopping and working there is an enjoyable experience. We are paid to cater to and kiss the butts of the rudest and most demanding group of people that I have ever...
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Living With Gout: A Lesson in Self-Discipline
It has been more than 30 years since my first gout attack. Through a lot of research and self-discipline, I have been able to deal with it comfortably with little or no pain.
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The Other White Meat May Eventually Kill You
There is a reason that many cultures do not eat pork. Although it is a very enjoyable meat to serve, it is probably the worst thing that you can put in your body!
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A Live Ivory Bill in Rehab
We had thought for while that the local Ivory Bill population had dwindled because of the time of year, but it seems that they left their nests at Malone’s Cove and migrated out to Fahy’s Island for the winter. The island seems to offer a little...
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Sweet Beef
The country folks that live in the rural areas outside of the Lulawissie Township seldom come into town for their regular grocery shopping, lest it be for dry goods. There are many suppliers of fresh goods out in the countryside that keep the...
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The Lulawissie Harvest Fair (So Far)
I’m sorry that I have neglected my duties to you readers as to the on goings in our community, as I told you before I was down with the flu, but since then I have traveled to the West Coast to participate in a family function. I am still splitting...
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Dr. Laura's Religion
Readers: I am sure that this has been printed before, and I am in no way taking credit for it, I just thought it was funny and I wanted to post it. On her radio show, Dr Laura Schlesinger said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is...
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On the Lake: Views of Lake Lulawissie
Samantha and I spent the day on walking around the shoreline at Lake Lulawissie today. There isn't much to write about except that this is our home. We have a lakefront home just a short walk away from the South End Marina, and when we can both...
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When Is It Okay to Rent-To-Own?
The Rent-To-Own industry has flourished exponentially in the last twenty years or so. And depending on what state you are from, it can be a very profitable business venture for the RTO owner and a very dismal one for the consumer. I worked for an...
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Is My House Haunted?
What an interesting question that I had to finally consider asking myself. We live in an old farmhouse here in the Deep South. We are surrounded by 62 acres of woods, orchards and grasslands. The former owners of the property and builders of...
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At O'Brien's Ferry
I have been away from my position here at the Lulawissie Gas and Grocery for some time. My services were needed at our sister market down at O’Brien’s Ferry, as they have been in need of a meat department manager in that store. The G and G at...
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Badegg Photography II
Nothing has intrigued me more since I moved to the Southern countryside than the wide variety of fungi that grows in the Southeastern forests. I am not one to identify which fungus is which, which mushroom is good to eat, and which one is...
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On Another Pond
We are having a short “Indian Summer” here in the Lulawissie Hills. Just when you think that the lakes and ponds are about to turn over, they hang on just a little bit longer. The fall breezes mixed with the warm October sunshine are creating...
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Badegg Photography
I have always enjoyed photography. My older brother bought himself a cheap plastic camera when he was in high school and I watched him as he set up each picture to get the best results. In 1969 he eventually earned and saved enough money to buy...
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How to Shop for Red Meat
If you don't know what you are really looking for when you go meat shopping, you may end up unhappy. Learn how to save money and get the most out of your beef purchase. You can also learn how to avoid the money making tricks the butchers use against you by taking a few simple steps. You'd be...
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What if Someone Threw a War and Nobody Came?
Eisenhower knew back then that war was big business and that America was one of the biggest participants in the all out effort to keep the economy stimulated by participating in world wide warfare.
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Deep Thoughts of Doyle Smith
A few years ago, my wife and I rented a piece of land with a cottage from an older couple named Doyle and Helen. Daily conversations with Doyle were inevitable, as he was a very sociable man. Below I have compiled some of Doyle's "deeper thoughts"....
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Happy Memories
This incident happened way back in my childhood, i'm guessing around 1965 or 66. I was about 8 or 9 and my brother was 14 or 15. We were left home alone for the first time while our mother went out for awhile. The rhyme pretty much explains it...
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Perino's
Perino's Restaurant was a famous Golden Age of Hollywood restaurant in Los Angeles from the 1930's to the early 80's. My grandfather was the chef and part owner until his death in 1967.
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Missed Flight
Fate has a funny way of rearing it's ugly head. If it is your time to go, there may be nothing you can do about it!
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Our Location
I have received several inquiries as to the exact location of Lulawissie. The answer is very easy; we are in the heart of Dixie, smack dab in the middle of Lulawissie County. Not too far from Atlanta, Charleston and Birmingham nestled at the foot of...
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Ivory Bill Confusion: Revisited
Our visiting Aquatics Biologist and Ornithology hobbyist has determined that the dead woodpecker found out on Rockhead Island was indeed an Ivory Billed Woodpecker. “It was a fantastic specimen!” Rickey Hunsacker said in an interview after the...
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Southern Thunder
I laid in my bed and watched the lightning flash on the far hillsides. The distant rumblings of thunder echoed in the valleys and sometimes gave a slight rattle to the windows. I knew the storm was coming closer, and I felt safe and warm in my...
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A Tsunami Spring
Tsunami Spring It was the end of the year, that last week between Christmas and New Year’s when the weather in the Southern Appalachian Mountains turns crisp and cold one more time. The icicles were hung from the rock faces along the mountain...
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A Rapture?
I paid the mechanic for his work. Luckily it was only a minor repair, just the replacement of the spark plug wires, so it didn't cost much. I was glad to hear that the car would run much better now. This wet weather had been making it run rather...
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The Game Warden
A young and energetic game warden arrived in a small rural town early one morning. He walked into the Fish and Game office eagerly anticipating his new assignment. He cheerfully greeted the current elder officer with an outstretched arm and open...
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People, Groundhogs and other Varmints
There is a groundhog that lives at the end of my street. I call him "Gus". I see him almost every day as I pass by on my way to work. He isn't very old, and he seems to be very curious about all that is around him. There is a day care center across...
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Ivory Bill Confusion
The local birdwatchers group here in Lulawissie has raised enough of a controversy over the local woodpecker population, you’d think they were a local chapter of PETA (which is not allowed in Lulawissie). It seems that last Friday, when the local...
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The Transition
Imagine a time in the not too distant future where the human race and all of it's advanced technology suddenly meets it's match and is thrust into alien slavery, and we "enjoy" it. It could happen!
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Pavlov's Busboy
What an interesting weekend. It was pretty busy for me, I got a lot done, but at the same time I didn’t. I had a list of things that I wanted to accomplish on this 4 day hiatus, but Carla seemed to have a list as well. Hers was, for the most part,...
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Why Do I Call Myself "The Bad Egg"?
It’s simple. It was the name of my father’s plane. In 1942, my dad joined the USAAF (United States Army Air Force). After boot camp, gunnery and bomber training in a B-17, he was sent to an 8thAir Force base near Framlingham, England, where he...
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Lulawissie: Secrets Unearthed?
On the way to work this morning I was admiring the full moon hanging low over the lake and I watched it as I drove, peeking in and out of the pine trees. I felt that it deserved a mention in my articles, as I was spending the time contemplating my...
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W.H. Eaton
William Patrick Herlihy Eaton came to this country in 1922 from Ireland with his mother, Mary Kate Herlihy Eaton. They took that long voyage by steamship, as most of the immigrants back then did, and young William celebrated his 10th birthday by...
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The Lulawissie Gas and Grocery
I have spent a considerable amount of time mentioning the Gas and Grocery store that I work for, and have even given a history of the man that started it, but I have never really gone into talking about the store itself. The “G & G” as the...
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My Life in Lulawissie
As I had written before, I had arrived in Lulawissie for the second time in 2002. My wife of nearly 30 years wanted to spend her time living near her dad, and I figured that she deserved that (not being a proponent of divorce). Her father, a hard...
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Lulawissie Sports
The baseball game last Saturday was one for the books. It went into extra innings, 15 to be exact, because the pitcher (that was pitching for both teams because of a player shortage) was throwing a perfect game…for both sides. This young man, a...
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Where is Lulawissie?
Lulawissie Township has quite a large number of civic organizations for such a small population. It would appear that with such a small population, that everyone in the community would belong to at least one club. And it is quite possibly true...
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Some Say Tomato and Some Say "Mater"
This bee was carelessly killed by an ignorant moron moments after this picture was taken. My dad taught me a lot about “horse sense”, about the basics of life. By “basics”, I mean the common sense that all of God’s creatures are born...
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I'm Waiting For The Giraffes
Sarah, my 26 year old disabled daughter and I were walking Wyatt through the orchard yesterday. Wyatt enjoys his walks, he likes to sniff out the deer that have been there to eat the apples. What was odd was that the apples in the orchard were...
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A Minute Ago Yesterday: A Short Story
Love isn't always what it seems, but when you love someone so deeply that you can never let go once that person is gone, you begin to ponder what once was.