Tag: writing
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2025 Recap: My View from 1958
As this year comes to a close, I thought it would be a good time to share a few updates about my blog—and maybe even a handful of statistics. I believe I’ve stayed true to my original intention: to create a space that is a collection of stories and perspectives shaped by growing up in…
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The Pigs of Sleepy Hollow (Part 2)
Circa: 1968 Johnson Run Creek provided several years of adventure and entertainment. The creek formed the Southern border of Sleppy Hollow, and I suspect it was a source of water for the Henry Fields Flower Farm and pond (see Part 1). My brother spent a few years trapping the creek. He would trap muskrats and…
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Viet Nam Turns 50
April marked the 50th anniversary of the end of the Viet Nam War. I was born in 1958 and graduated high school in 1976. United States involvement in Viet Nam began in 1955 and the war officially ended for the US in in 1973 when the last US combat troops left. The war did not…
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Camping: Part 2
The Teenage Years As a reminder, I am working backwards in time for my posts about camping. For my last post, I described my current camping adventures in Colorado. This time I will focus on camping during the teen years. My family continued to camp up until about the time my brother and I discovered…
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Read, Read Read; Think, Think Think; Write, Write Write
Years ago, I was working on a business proposal. The proposal lead (Ron) had some wisdom that still rings a bit true about 25 years later. He said before you write a single word in regard to the proposal, “Read, Read, Read”. Next, “Think, Think, Think”, and finally, “Write, Write, Write”. He actually wrote this…
My View from 1958 