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Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive

First there was a thunderous clap followed by a crash that took out our electricity.  Like a series of dominoes, the houses stretching down our block went black one by one.  Husband and I ran downstairs to see branches and … Continue reading

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Beauty and the Beat

My childhood was filled with pithy sayings, courtesy of my mom, who never heard a catchy phrase she didn’t adopt.  “You get more with honey than you do with vinegar,” she’d advise me sagely if I snapped at her after … Continue reading

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