Category Archives: Random Ramblings

Something to Mark the Day

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Don Merritt

As most of you know, today is the 4th of July, Independence Day. If you aren’t American, this is a big deal over here, marked by parades, picnics, family and community get-togethers, BBQ’s, baseball games, fireworks… well, you get the … Continue reading →

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Random Ramblings: April 7, 2018

Posted on April 7, 2018 by Don Merritt

Some Tips for New Bloggers I’m not the best blogger out there; let’s get that out of the way right now. Yet I have been blogging since 2011, have posted over 3,700 times and have more than 250,000 hits, so, … Continue reading →

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Random Ramblings: February 24, 2018

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Don Merritt

Carnage, Terror and Getting It Right Quite a few things have gone on in recent days here in the USA, and sadly, much of it has been ugly. Chief among these was the horrendous attack at the high school in … Continue reading →

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Random Ramblings: February 3, 2018

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Don Merritt

A few months back my son, Chef Brian, told me about a great show that he found on Netflix called Fannie’s Last Supper. The show was made by the folks at America’s Test Kitchen, and is all about recreating a … Continue reading →

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Random Ramblings: January 20, 2018

Posted on January 20, 2018 by Don Merritt

Readers’ Advisory: This post is about politics today. It is not diplomatic in the slightest. Proceed at your own risk! Well here we are friends, it’s the first anniversary of the Inauguration of Donald Trump as president− how’s it going … Continue reading →

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Random Ramblings: January 13, 2018

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Don Merritt

I wasn’t going to write anything in this column today, there are just some times when I think that’s best. Usually those times are when I want to write something that is either entirely political or would be political commentary; … Continue reading →

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Random Ramblings: January 6, 2018

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Don Merritt

How is your new year going so far? Having nearly completed the first week of a new year, and taking a quick look at the news it would seem that the world is frantic about the debate between Mr. Trump … Continue reading →

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Random Ramblings: December 23, 2017

Posted on December 23, 2017 by Don Merritt

Season’s Greetings to One and All! You may have noticed recently that like many other bloggers I’ve been on a holiday break the last few days, and I wanted to let you know that this will continue over the coming … Continue reading →

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Random Ramblings: December 2, 2017

Posted on December 2, 2017 by Don Merritt

Well it’s that time of year again; my wife started with the Christmas decorations a week ago. I was supposed to have dragged a bunch of stuff out of the basement over the past several days but I haven’t quite … Continue reading →

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Random Ramblings: November 11, 2017

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Don Merritt

This has been quite a week in the news; it’s not easy to keep up with all of it. There was the church massacre on Sunday morning down in Texas, and then we find out that the perpetrator was a … Continue reading →

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