Monthly Archives: July 2008

Strange Days

Posted on 31 July 2008 by Valarie

“Strange days have found us, strange days have tracked us down. . .” ~Jim Morrison~ The past several days have just been freaky!  First, Gaylon’s uncle, Charles, passed away last Tuesday.  His funeral was held Friday morning in Abilene.  So, … Continue reading →

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Silver in Raleigh

Posted on 25 July 2008 by Valarie

We went to the North Carolina 4-H State Congress in Raleigh this past Monday and Tuesday.  The Congress actually lasted all week, but we only needed to be there for those two days.  Alex and Faith both earned Silver Medals … Continue reading →

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My Letter to the Editor

Posted on 16 July 2008 by Valarie

I felt compelled to actually write a letter to the editor of our local paper.  I thought I’d go ahead and post it here, too: To the Editor: The front page of Monday’s Times-News featured a campaign article entitled “The … Continue reading →

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Reverend, Your Mic is Live!!

Posted on 10 July 2008 by Valarie

I was not surprised to read that the Reverend Jesse Jackson has some ‘issues’ with Senator Obama!  Apparently, the good Reverend thinks that Barack seems to be “speaking down” to blacks in his recent visits to African-American churches.  Jesse called … Continue reading →

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In the News

Posted on 9 July 2008 by Valarie

I have Yahoo! set up for my homepage.  Mainly because I can set it up with my favorite comic strips, so I can read them first thing every morning, while I drink my coffee and try to reconnect my brain. … Continue reading →

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Back to My First Love

Posted on 8 July 2008 by Valarie

Roughly 21 years ago I bought my first computer.  It was a Franklin, and I loved it!  Back in those days, you had four types of Personal Computers: 1. Apples 2. Apple-compatible computers 3. IBMs 4. IBM-compatible computers.  Unless you … Continue reading →

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Gatlinburg Weekend

Posted on 6 July 2008 by Valarie

Gaylon and I had an amazing weekend in Gatlinburg!  We stayed at the Edgewater Hotel, which was okay.  The elevators were agonizingly s-l-o-w.  But the view from our 8th floor room was awesome! The staff was very nice, friendly and … Continue reading →

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Independence Day

Posted on 4 July 2008 by Valarie

In our country, Independence Day has been reduced to barbeque and fireworks.  At least for those of us who were born and raised in the United States.  We have always had it so good that we don’t appreciate how very … Continue reading →

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Headed for the Hills

Posted on 3 July 2008 by Valarie

So we took the kids to camp last Saturday!  You would think it would be nice and quiet around here, but so far, that’s not really been the case.  We  had people here working on the rock on our front … Continue reading →

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