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Veterans Day first came about on November 11, 1919, when President Woodrow Wilson issued a message to Americans expressing what he felt the day meant. Originally known as Armistice Day, it coincided with the first anniversary of the ending of World War I. It has since become a time in which we honor all United … Continue reading Veteran’s Day
Sometimes it feels like it happened yesterday. Other times it seems like a lifetime ago. Nonetheless, it’s hard to believe two decades have passed. I’ll never forget the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. It was a clear, beautiful day with plenty of sunshine and a hint that fall was just around the corner. Life … Continue reading Remembering Twenty Years Ago #neverforget
Hey, everyone. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably know Texas had a massive winter storm last week. I’ve been calling it Snowmageddon. Other names I’ve seen are Snowpocalypse and Snovid-21. Whatever you call it, this wasn’t a fun time for any of us. Needless to say, I’d rather not have been a … Continue reading Snowmaggedon #ThursdayThoughts
Hey, everyone. Today is the last day of 2020. If you’re like most people there aren’t many words more welcomed than those. This has been a trying year in more ways than one. It was what I expected to be a great year. 2020 had a nice ring to it. We were twenty years into … Continue reading The Year in Review #ThursdayThoughts
Hey, everyone. It's the first of October, which is my favorite month of the year. "I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables I've been on vacation this week. For the first time in several years, we're having fall-like weather. Lows in the fifties, … Continue reading Welcome, October #ThursdayThoughts
Hey everyone. Today’s post is short and sweet. I realized it’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted here. How quickly time flies. One day it was early March. Spring was just around the corner, bringing longer days and the promise of warmer weather. Then COVID struck, and the world went crazy. I fully intended … Continue reading Suddenly it Was June
Some days, you need a challenge. Okay, maybe not the kind I had at work, but nonetheless, a challenge. After I spent almost the entire day troubleshooting a problem due to a software upgrade, I needed to prove I could learn something new. For months (maybe a year) I'd put off learning the new WordPress … Continue reading Totally Random #ThursdayThoughts
Hey everyone. It's been a few weeks since I last posted here. Truthfully, I didn't intend for it to be that long. When I last checked in, I had been working from home for about a week. I had always wondered what that would be like. Now, I know. It's not all it's cracked up … Continue reading Catching Up