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Daily Prompt: Who are some underrated people in history? 5/15/26
Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and don’t forget to smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America and Protect Our President and Military We all know many underrated or overlooked folks from our history, but I highlighted some below that e.g., James Madison, who is known as the “Father of the Constitution”, but is often… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: What’s the most interesting local custom you’ve encountered? 5/12/26
Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and don’t forget to smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America and Protect Our President and Military Many customs in this town, from Philly pretzels with water ice or a hot dog, to Bratwurst or sausage with a beer at the ballpark, with relish, sauerkraut, onions, and spicy mustard.… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: Write a letter to your hundred-year-old self. 3/8/26
Be thankful, be grateful, be patient, be charitable, be kind, and don’t forget to smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America and our Military! Nobody would have thought that I, a former smoker who didn’t have healthy eating habits, would live to see so much and still be cognizant enough to read and understand… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain. 3/4/26
Be thankful, be grateful, be patient, be charitable, be kind, and don’t forget to smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America and our Military! My thoughts on my political views and the major issues today that surround them. We live in a world today where we can’t seem to have a civil debate, and… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: Are you Patriotic? What does patriotism mean to you? 2/14/26
Be Thankful, Grateful, Patient, Charitable, Kind, and don’t forget to smile, as it is infectious. HAPPY VALENTINE’S WEEKEND!! Here we go -To support the Constitution of Our Founding Fathers, support the government, honor the flag that so many died for, know the National Anthem, and be willing to defend your country from enemies, both foreign… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: What were your parents doing at your age? 2/11/26
Be Thankful, Grateful, Patient, Charitable, Kind, and don’t forget to smile, as it is infectious My father (9/24/1915 – 8/12/1976) died about a month shy of his 61st birthday. He had a debilitating stroke when I was two, almost to the day, in 1958, while driving the EL out of 69th street for PTC at… Continue reading
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Prompt: How do significant life events or the passage of time influence your perspective on life? 2/2/26
Greet the day thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, and kind. Don’t forget to do it with a smile, as it is infectious! Precursor: Below are my views, only drawn from what I experienced and through my soon-to-be 70-year-old eyes, a lifetime. Yours may be different from mine, and that’s okay. I was raised not to expect… Continue reading
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Prompt: What Technology do you think you would be better off without? 11/22/25
Have a safe, happy, and enjoyable weekend. Be kind, grateful, charitable, and don’t forget to smile, as it’s contagious! I am going to make this short and sweet. Nuclear weapons of global destruction are the single greatest threat to world destruction. We need to hammer home in science, starting at the youngest ages, how long… Continue reading
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Prompt: What Major Historical Events do you remember? 10/15/25
Good Morning! Prayers for Peace in the Middle East and a Remembrance of the Sacrifice of Charlie Kirk, whom we honored this week, and his family. Aside from the two major historical events mentioned above that occurred this week, with President Trump signing the Middle East Peace Accords and hopefully wearing red yesterday in honor… Continue reading
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Prompt: What’s a topic or issue about which you’ve changed your mind? 9/28/25
Good Morning! The thing that immediately comes to mind, whether you agree or disagree, is how I’ve changed from an Independent to a Republican. Here we go, this ought to be interesting. In 1974, in my senior year of High School, I was already registered for the draft and had just registered as an Independent,… Continue reading
