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These Boots Are Made For Walking
Nancy "Natural Blonde" Sinatra (right)"These Boots Are Made For Walking." Who didn't like that little ditty? I did. Oh sure, it was probably only a hit for Nancy Sinatra because she got to the head...
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Morning Surprise
How I feel this morning ( and probably look too even down to the "peninsula" hairUh oh. I woke up this morning feeling weak. Runny nose. Sneezing. Achy limbs.Uh oh.Last year for the first time in many...
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Throwback Thursday - First Cousins
My cousins Jack Tinder (far left), Elaine Reynolds Tyson and me - at her father's funeral 2005the three oldest children of The Hadfield girls - we have that special "oldest child" bondThis week's...
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Throwback Thursday - 1959 - Senior Prom
Hey folks, I decided to do another "Throwback Thursday." My earlier one today got a bit off the subject. Today I saw this on my friend Larry's blog entry. Lar and I were best friends during our high...
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Thanksgiving Messages
Whoops! Here we are at Thanksgiving Week. Didn't we just have Halloween? Folks, every year the days, weeks, months and years fly by even faster, and then after Thanksgiving this Thursday the Big...
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Good Movies - "Breaking Bad" Redux
I've always liked a good movie. Thing is, there are so few of them these days. Last night was an exception. Last night I watched TWO DVD's (three episodes each) of "Breaking Bad." The much acclaimed...
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Men's Suits
SpidyA couple of weeks ago I donated half a dozen of my suits to a veterans' organization. Those suits were from my former life as a bank operations manager. I left my banking job over ten years ago....
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Thanksgiving 2014
Happy Thanksgiving to all!Tomorrow is the day. As usual, I'll be working at the hotel (from 3 PM to 11 PM). I like working at the hotel during the holidays which I usually do each year. I have found...
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Thanksgiving Day 2014
Ron's Apple Pie - still warm!With the smell of freshly baked apple pie wafting through the air here at Casa Tipton-Kelly I want to wish one and all a very Happy Thanksgiving.I got up early this morning...
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The Day After (Thanksgiving) Thoughts
Brother's Thanksgiving Photo 2014Well, you all know the old adage that "the holidays are the saddest time of the year" for many. That is the time of the year suicides spike up. This condition is...
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Black Friday
Well, did you all get your shopping fix in yesterday, Black Friday? I didn't step out of this house . . . once. Not even to take the garbage out . . . . NOT ONCE.I remember the first time I was caught...
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Glorious Monday
Black Friday shoppers 2014So did you all survive Black Friday? We did and that's because we didn't even go out. Are you kidding me? Bill and sat in our sunroom and watched the steady stream of...
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Three Wishes
What would your three wishes be if a genie appeared at your door and was willing to grant you those wishes?Oh sure, "Health, Love and Happiness" are the usual wishes along with world peace. But come...
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Flower Delivery
Yesterday around 5 o'clock our door bell chimes went off. Bill answered the door, thinking it was our neighbor Bob who frequently brings food to Bill (we have great neighbors). However, this time...
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Throwback Thursday
Me and my cousin Edward "Bud" Tipton - 1951This week's Throwback Thursday is 1951, when I was ten years old.I'm pictured with my cousin Edward "Bud" Tipton (same age). The place was the West Chester...
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Getting "It"
Again, one of my favorite blogger friends has given me an idea for a blog posting. He was writing about "getting it." Of course, the vision that came to my mind at it's usual residence in the gutter,...
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Change in Flight Plans
The Big Bird to LA I'm going to be on January 7th, 2015As regular followers of this blog (and aren't you lucky?) know I have planned a get away trip to Los Angeles on January 7th with my Canadian buddy...
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Annual Christmas Card Ritual
This morning I'm completing my annual Christmas card tradition. I don't do much for Christmas anymore around the house like setting up a Christmas tree (with the exception of our ceramic tree in the...
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The CIA, Torture, and the United States
Michael Hayden, former CIA head and Chief Torturer -Unindicted War Criminal - the smug smiling face of evilI struggled with posting about yesterday's revelation about government approved torture. But...
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Throwback Thursday - May 28 1975
The Philadelphia Mounted Police lead the Flyers' Victory Parade - Frank Rizzo in chargeToday's "Throwback Thursday" (which I'm late posting put it's not midnight yet) is the Philadelphia Flyers'...
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