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Category: My Life

  • Wordless Wednesday

    Wordless Wednesday

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    Herb

    I’ve seen this title a few times around the Internet today, but there is always a comment attached to the photos or whatever. Or some Lorem Ipsum text, which was kind of weird. Especially since the original filler text, used by printers from way before the Internet, is real words,…

  • Common Sense About Covid19 and A New Setting For The Blog

    Common Sense About Covid19 and A New Setting For The Blog

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    Herb

    I was visiting Erratic Engineeress today and found a really terrific and in-depth article about how we all need to behave rationally in the face of this virus. It is so full of common sense that I highly recommend you go read what she has to say in her post…

  • Spring Forward!

    Spring Forward!

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    Herb

    I was over at Benjamin’s blog, Brother’s Campfire, and was reminded of Daylight Saving Time. I had thought of it a few odd times this week but had definitely forgotten it by tonight, which is when I needed to remember it. Someone in the house said, “Are you sure that’s…

  • The Beginning

    The Beginning

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    Herb

    The order things happened:At 3:55 everyone sang Happy birthday to Grandma Pike.At 4:00 Pastor Burgess led everyone in prayer for Grandma Pike. He later told me that he felt a very close and powerful presence of God that he couldn’t describe in words.At 4:15 they removed the ventilator tube and…

  • Lesson Learned

    Lesson Learned

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    Herb

    It’s been a lot of non-stop with people coming and going and the waiting. It seems interminable, sometimes, being camped out in a waiting room but we have it to do. One lesson being learned is that we have to start using “religious” hospitals, rather than secular ones. The sanctity…

  • Hats Off To The Hospital Workers

    Hats Off To The Hospital Workers

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    Herb

    Note to readers: If you don’t like to read about hospitals and death or near-death, and feel it may bother you, I won’t be offended if you skip this one. I may leave out a bunch of details but I am really kind of tired. On the other hand, I…

  • Tomorrow Is Another Day

    Tomorrow Is Another Day

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    Herb

    I know that goes against what I said a couple of days ago, but there are some days when everything does not fit due to circumstances beyond your control. All you can do sometimes is hope and pray that you’ve made good choices today. Besides, even though you should live…

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