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How to Reinforce a Quictent Greenhouse
We bought a greenhouse kit a few years ago and added structural braces and framing to withstand high winds. I explain the process and what is needed to make a solid greenhouse.
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Painting a Path
Teachers can be a guiding light...many are. They can also leave a child in darkness...a rare few have. Travis Milton would find both in his school.
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The Dead Queen
I've always thought that human nature is the most humorous thing on Earth. It is as natural for us to complain as it is to mourn. Sometimes in the mix.....it can be funny.
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Cougar Women
As I remember...from a boy's point of view....older women were more a part of young fantasies than girls. While the girls rolled their eyes at his antics...an older womanwould smile. She was smiling...not to embarrass him...she wasn't really...
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Suzanne and Her Battles With Barbie
Back in the mid 90s....My sister Ann Hofer, and I had a small music publishing company in Nashville. Ann and I had gone to a night spot called, Douglas Corner to hear a songwriter perform. Her name was Suzanne Jusst. Ann had talked with Suzanne...
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Gone Fishing With Uncle Bob at Brookville Indiana Lake
Fishing buddies are forever memories. All it takes is a few seconds of wonderful thoughts of the past to bring a smile.
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The Popularity of Being Rude
Being rude seems to have become to some people, the new, "Cool." I've never been impressed by smartmouth jerks. There's an old saying, "People will remember how you made them feel."
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My Old Sorento Beatle Bass Guitar
I discovered early in life that music can calm, comfort, and be joyous to any soul willing to listen. Music is such a wonderful gift to give, receive and share.
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Auricon Cameras, One of Our Best Sales on Ebay
My wife, Tammy and I had been checking out auctions all day long. We decided to go to an auction house that we had been at a few times before. as soon as we walked in the door, I saw them....a table full of Auricon cameras and sound equipment. We...
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Seventeen Stars
Sometimes life's storms devastate us with tragedies causing us to walk a different path. Is it fate or just the winds of chance?
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My encounter with the flesh eating disease Streptococcus aka necrotizing fasciitis bacteria
A disease that destroys flesh. Streptococcus, also known as necrotizing fasciitis bacteria can be very dangerous, even fatal.
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Interview With a Revolutionary War Soldier on the 4th of July
What would a British Soldier think about the United States if he could come back today and have lunch and a beer in a local pub?
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John Dillinger Killed? Could it Have Been Mistaken Identity?
Back in the 1960s, we had a neighbor, Mrs. Osborne. My dad would do small errands for her because she couldn't get around well. She was an elderly woman who lived alone. She asked dad one time to take a look at some old pictures she had. Dad...
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How to Cook Squirrel
I remember hunting squirrels with my dad when I was a boy. We would clean them and dad would cook them in an iron skillet. He almost always prepared them with gravy. They tasted great!
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Under One Tree
One early summer of my life, changed my life. I was there at the campus, waiting on my new girlfriend. I sat beneath an old oak tree, leaned against the trunk and just watched people. I was a bit early. I really didn't want to be late and...
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A Million Lights, A Christmas Story
The man I use to work for, loved to decorate on Christmas. He wasn't a religious man, so to speak but he was a fair man when it came to treating his employees right. I never heard him curse once in the eight years I worked for him. His name was Jim...
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Your Soul Comes From out of Your Mouth When You Die.
Death is certainly the last breath. Where would the soul exit the body? Would it exit the same place as the first breath?
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Why I Love Dogs, the Wonderful, Loveable Canines!
Of all the creatures on Earth, dogs have to be the most lovable, forgiving friends that humanity has ever had. Just think of the countless fallen souls a dog has lifted to smiles.