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On Caring for Our Elderly Parents
“One person caring about another represents life’s greatestvalue.”-Jim Rohn Watching our parents age can be quite difficult as their bodies take on new challenges that as a child, a mature child, an...
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Not Letting Arlo Guthrie’s Birthday Pass Me By!
“Only the words of love kept alive are worthy of not being wasted”-Arlo Guthrie It seems I was always aware of Arlo Guthrie, even before he burst onto the folk scene, since I followed the life and...
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“You Hear Them Moanin’ Their Lives Away.”-Sam Cooke
“Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory.”-Oscar Wilde On July 26th, 1960, Sam Cooke released his composition, “Chain Gang.” This is a very historical date for on “July 26, 1960, all...
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July: “So Long It’s Been Good to Know Yuh.” –Woody Guthrie
I discovered the poem below just now; it has “July” in its title and it’s a lovely poem by our former U.S.A. Poet Laureate (2001-2003), Billy Collins. Fishing on the Susquehanna in July by Billy...
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“If I Had a Hammer”-Pete Seeger & Lee Hays
Today in history, Peter, Paul and Mary released their cover of “If I Had a Hammer” in 1962. I remember watching them sing it at The March On Washington on TV. I also got to see them at Carnegie Hall...
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“And The Beat Goes On…” –Sonny Bono
“The weakness of labor is everyone’s problem — and its revival everyone’s opportunity.”-Eric Liu HAPPY LABOR DAY! I remember before I even began teaching, the importance of unions and the blood that...
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