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Archive for December, 2007

30 Dec

New Year’s Resolutions and Non-Resolutions

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I don’t do it anymore–make New Year’s Resolutions, that is. After 60+ years, I know better.
Evidently, I’m in good company. Mark Twain wasn’t too keen on New Year’s Resolutions, either.
…Mark Twain has written of New Year’s Resolutions, “Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can […]

23 Dec

Memphis, Tennessee & Tunica, Mississippi

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Did you know Memphis is situated in the southwest corner of Tennessee and that it shares its borderline with Mississippi and Arkansas? Well, it seemed to my friends and me that we should, at the very least, have lunch in one of these two bordering states. We decided to drive over the bridge into […]

16 Dec

Memphis, Tennessee - The Birth of the Blues

If you’re looking to hear the blues, Memphis is the town.
Looking to savor the sweet taste of BBQ? Memphis is a good choice.
I recently got it into my head that I’d like to do both. I emailed a co-worker to see if there was any mutual interest. This is how the emailed exchange went.
Do […]

12 Dec

December-The Perfect Month To Reminisce

Because so many things occur in the month of December, dreaming up something to write about is as easy as 1-2-3. I’m here to spur you on with some writing ideas because I know how important your memories are, even if you don’t realize it yet yourself.
The obvious choices are Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa. Maybe […]

02 Dec

Candy Cigarettes

I like to write “remember when” essays, and yesterday I got to thinking about penny candy and how wonderful it felt to buy a handful of candy with a few copper pennies. One of my favorites was candy cigarettes: all sugar, shaped like a real cigarette with one tip painted red.
It was my intention to […]

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