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Quote of the Week

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Don Merritt

“For peace of mind, we need to resign as general manager of the universe.” Larry Eisenberg

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Quote of the Week

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Don Merritt

“I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.” -Mark Twain

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Like most of you, I get jokes in my email almost every day. I seldom read them and almost never pass them on, but today is an exception. Partly because the email was from my Mom. In a couple of … Continue reading →

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On Blogging

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Don Merritt

Blogging is a funny thing and in some ways I still haven’t figured it out. When I first heard about “web logs” years ago, I couldn’t imagine why anyone would want to post what they do all day, and even … Continue reading →

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Reader Appreciation Award

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Don Merritt

There are times in life when surprising things happen, things that are encouraging and things that are very generous indeed; today one of those things happened for me. One of my favorite blogs out there is Walter Bright’s blog; it … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Don Merritt

“We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.” Winston Churchill

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Another Tree

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Don Merritt

A ways back I posted about what we can learn from a tree; well here’s another one. I snapped this scene about six weeks ago, when the grass was still green in Illinois. This tree grabbed my attention because it … Continue reading →

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A Long Hot Summer

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Don Merritt

I love hot weather, in fact I love to annoy the people around me by calling it “nice and warm” when they are complaining about how they are about to die from it… The last few summers have been unusually cool … Continue reading →

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Signs of the Times

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Don Merritt

The Red Oak was a restaurant located in rural Illinois, from what I’ve been told it was a real nice place; good food and service and all the rest. When I stopped by it was closed up and the locals … Continue reading →