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Unconditional Love

by Zoe Let me show you unconditional love.I know I am only a dog, a small one at that, but my love is endless and runs very deep. There are no strings attached. Before you, I was kicked, yelled at, starved, and dirty. I was rescued from city streets, given to you,  to make me […]

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Rural Internet Speed

I live in the rural part of Western PA.  I can see stars at night. Two cars a day drive by my house. My dogs run loose. The deer often sleep in my yard. But my Internet speed sucks. I have Verizon DSL and pay $37.00/mo for “high speed internet enhanced”. You may ask: What […]

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Reunion question of 2017

  Rita and I want to answer the question of attending a family reunion this year.  We have given this a lot of thought because we really enjoyed seeing everyone and watching them interact.  Having a reunion at Rick’s place is problematic for the east coast travelers (many of my immediate family). Our place is conveniently […]

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May 2016

There was a time when I worked in the high tech industry that I had to write status reports every month. I hated that. I tried to get creative, but more often than not, I was asked to keep with the ‘standard’ format. So, now that I’m retired, I often wonder: ‘Just what did I […]

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Bedroom Door Project

Bedroom Door   In January of 2014,  we started building an additional bedroom since it looked like Rita’s mom was going to stay a while. With the exception of the interior door, it was completed in April of 2014.     We lived with no door for over a year.  It was not too uncomfortable […]