Monday, May 25, 2015

Time, Tides, and the Big 6-0

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Copyright © 2015 by Ralph F. Couey A few days ago, I passed a sort of a birthday milestone, number 60.  We spent the day driving t...
Sunday, May 24, 2015

Hiking, Parts 23, 24, and 25

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Copyright © 2015 by Ralph F. Couey Words and pictures My wife and I make at least one trip to Las Vegas every year, sometimes...
Tuesday, May 05, 2015

Hiking, Part 22

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Copyright © 2015 By Ralph F. Couey Words and photos This weeks sojourn took me back to one of my favorite places, the Appalach...
Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Hiking, Parts 19, 20, and 21

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"With the coming of spring, I am calm again." --Gustav Mahler Copyright © 2015 Words and images by Ralph F. Couey ...
Monday, April 27, 2015

America and the Bus Ride

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From Travellerspoint.com Copyright © 2015 By Ralph F. Couey Except cited image There is a road.  It doesn't seem to have ...
Tuesday, April 07, 2015

Forgive Others, Because He Forgave Us

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Image from kevinsandlin.com Copyright © 2015 by Ralph F. Couey except quoted and cited passages and sourced images. Jeremiah ...
Monday, April 06, 2015

A Dream, a Door, and a Decision

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"Hold fast to dreams' For if dreams die, Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly." --Langston Hughes Dedi...
Monday, March 30, 2015

Hiking, Part 18

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Copyright 2015 By Ralph F. Couey Words and pictures Today we were lured to Lake Accotink Park by the rumor of nesting eagles in t...
Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Marketing and the Octane Myth

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Copyright © 2015 by Ralph F. Couey I admit it.  I fell for it.  I believed it, that myth that was promulgated by gasoline retai...
Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Civil War: Events of May 1865

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On May 3rd, Georgia Governor Joseph Brown called a meeting of the state legislature when word came through that Confederate General Joe John...
Thursday, March 19, 2015

Civil War: Events of April 1865

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On April 1st, a Union combined force under General Phil Sheridan met and defeated Confederate General George Pickett's combined force at...
Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Hiking, Part 17

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Copyright © 2015 by Ralph F. Couey Pictures and written content. The forecast called for sun and 70 degrees.  Of course, they l...
Wednesday, February 11, 2015

The Godfather and the Secret Life of Men*

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The Don and his sons. (Paramount Pictures publicity still) *Somerset, PA Daily American May 29, 2010 as "A Great Man Movie...

Opportunity: Waste Not, Want Not

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Winter.  Ugh. © 2015  By Ralph F. Couey The hardest part -- okay, ONE of the hardest parts of winter is how the cold keeps a ...
Friday, January 30, 2015

The Hunger Games, The Reaping, and Vietnamnesia

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The Fictional Reaping... (© Lionsgate Entertainment) ...And the Real One. (© UPI 1969) Copyright © 2015 By Ralph F. Couey ...
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

An Airliner's Eye in the Sky: A Serious Proposal

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Picking up the Pieces From ZeeNewsIndia.com Copyright © 2015 by Ralph F. Couey written content only Aircraft, both civilian...

An Exercise in Gullibility*

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*Johnstown, PA Tribune-Democrat July 11, 2010 as "Humorous Lesson in Identity Theft Education" One of the most effective of ...
Friday, January 23, 2015

The Ultimate Action Flick: Bauer v. Bourne

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Jason and Jack The Knights of the 9mm Picture credits --  Universal for Jason and Fox for Jack Copyright © 2015 by R...
Thursday, January 22, 2015

Opening the Gate: Measles and The Irrational Fear of Vaccines

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The Measles Virus From Science.com An infected patient. From Healthnet.com People do not believe lies because they have to...
Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Civil War: Events of March 1865

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On February 28th, Brigadier General George A. Custer, after crossing the north fork of the Shenandoah River, encountered 300 Confederate cav...

Civil War: Events of February 1865

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William T. Sherman entered South Carolina on February 1st. On February 3rd, President Lincoln along with Secretary of State William Seward...
Wednesday, December 31, 2014

2015

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" For last year's words  belong to  last year's language; Next year's words  await  a different voice." -...
Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Hiking: Part 16

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Copyright © 2014 By Ralph F. Couey Just before my wife left for her biennial trip to Hawaii to visit her family, she told m...
Monday, December 22, 2014

A Season of Hope*

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*Johnstown (PA) Tribune-Democrat December 20, 2007 as "This season of hope" Copyright © 2007 by Ralph Couey About 15 yea...
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Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Fourth Sunday of Advent: Peace!

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From Delta College Global Peace Studies University Center, Michigan Copyright © 2014 By Ralph F. Couey Written Content Only. ...
Monday, December 08, 2014

Going Home*****

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*Chicago Tribune December 21, 2010 as "Time to go home" KWGN TV/CW 2 Denver, CO December 21, 2010 as "Time to go home...