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Today is the 175th anniversary of the Singer sewing machine. On August 12, 1851, American
August 12, 2026
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Today is the 175th anniversary of the Singer sewing machine. On August 12, 1851, American
Back in November 2022, I wrote about ending each journal entry by listing five (more
When I wrote last about my cataract surgery, I described how strange it was to
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As I’ve written before, my husband recently spent 30 days in the hospital. This was
I’ve mentioned the grueling Barlow Road around the south slope of Mt. Hood before. Barlow
Using social media takes a lot of time. Some of it is wasted time, some
I’ve written before about how my brother and I got to see Santa Claus when
The news reports recently have contained stories about the 2020 U.S. Census not reaching everyone.