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Entries from August 2009

Protected: Pat to Ida: 10 June 1944

August 11th, 2009 · Enter your password to view comments.

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Reunion Journal: 31 July 2008, part 3 (Getting There)

August 10th, 2009 · No Comments

The Las Vegas Airport terminal is busy. Not overwhelmingly so, but steady streams of travelers are moving in all directions along the walkways. There is no airline representative at our gate but, by simply reading the Arrival/Departure screens banked against the wall, we determine the gate location of our connecting flight. Then, we enter the human flow.

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Tags: food · My Eye · politics

Protected: Pat to Ida: 9 May 1944

August 9th, 2009 · Enter your password to view comments.

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Great Britain oil stain

August 8th, 2009 · No Comments

Returning to my automobile last week after a swim, I almost stomped upon the Cornwall peninsula in the YMCA parking lot.

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Protected: Pat to Ida: 28 April 1944 (letter 4)

August 7th, 2009 · Enter your password to view comments.

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Found things: Buttons (1984 U.S. Presidential campaign)

August 6th, 2009 · No Comments

1984 was a landslide victory year for Ronald Reagan. His Democratic opponent was former Vice-President Walter Mondale. Reagan’s re-election was practically assured as, under his first term watch, the economy showed definite signs of revival. It seemed that there was little for the Democrats to do than go through the motions, and pretend that their candidate stood a chance.

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Tags: history · politics

Protected: Pat to Ida: 28 April 1944 (letter 3)

August 5th, 2009 · Enter your password to view comments.

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The Arsenal: 4 August 2009

August 4th, 2009 · No Comments

Jim James’ Tribute To (CD);
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 (DVD);
California Pizza Kitchen’s Garlic Chicken pizza (food)

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Tags: film · food · music · The Arsenal

Protected: Pat to Ida: 28 April 1944 (letter 2)

August 3rd, 2009 · Enter your password to view comments.

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Found things: Buttons (1980 U.S. Presidential campaign)

August 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

The 1980 Presidential election took place in the Fall of my Junior year in college. The campus was flooded with propaganda in the form of buttons, pamphlets, stickers, and, of course, a full schedule of lectures and speakers.

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Tags: politics