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It is the US Army’s birthday month once again. The US Army will be 250 years old this month. That is a pretty big deal. If you didn’t pay attention in US History back in the day, you may not remember that the US Army was officially formed by the Second Continental Congress on June 14^th 1775.

The same Continental Congress adopted the first US flag on June 14, 1777.

June…

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All the way into my thirties the smell of wood smoke in the night would always wake me up suddenly. Maybe not exactly a case of PTSD, but nonetheless weird - like waking up in a sudden start from a nightmare.

I don’t like fires, fireplaces, and probably, most of all, I dred chopping wood. Ok. I grew up in a wood heated house. Before I was 16, I had already chopped, hauled, and stacked my…

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This year’s mid-week Christmas and New Years Day are a bit weird. We’d all probably prefer that our Christmas holidays were in the beginning or at the end of the week in the last month of yet another year.

Most of us do enjoy longer weekends and all of that.

No matter what, time washes away all too quickly for most of us.

Ok. As kids we all…

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It is fair to say that most sons would like to see their fathers as fanciful and storyful heroes. We all love a Spidy, Tarzan, Bumblebee, or whomever. Maybe Dad can teach us how to throw a wicked curveball, drop a row of soup cans with a revolver, or maybe even how to make a truly righteous tackle. Your form of football may vary.

Most Moms would probably prefer that sons mow the lawn, take…

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