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Mary Himlin

Originally from New York City, Mary now resides in the Hill Country of Texas. Currently, she is president of the Kendall County Republican Club

Mary Himlin

Originally from New York City, Mary now resides in the Hill Country of Texas. Currently, she is president of the Kendall County Republican Club

Sep 20 2020
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Rope-A-Dope

Professional boxers employ a technique of assuming a protected position, pretending to be trapped against the ropes. It allows the opponent’s punches to be absorbed by the ropes rather than the boxer’s body.  This was classic Muhammed Ali, aka .. Read More

Aug 27 2020
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Why Meadow Died

I read this book when it was hot off the presses, September 2019, by Andrew Pollock, father of Meadow, one of the seventeen students who perished at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, at the hands of Nicholas Cruz. Despite his long history of mental il.. Read More

Aug 25 2020
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“Matryoshka From Queens”

Russian nesting dolls of decreasing size, one inside another, are sometimes known as “babushkas”, meaning grandmother, in Polish or Russian. Generally carved from linden wood, they are themed:  florals, peasant women, fairy tales. Vasily Zvyozdoc.. Read More

Jul 23 2020
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Darktown

“DARKTOWN” by Thomas Mullen Historical fiction that takes place in 1948, Atlanta, GA. This is the gritty, down and dirty story of the first eight black cops to join the police force. If you are too fragile or too sensitive to read the “N” word on .. Read More

Jul 17 2020
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Apples and Oranges, Geese and Ganders

January 20, 1961 was a cold, crisp day. The Thirty-fifth President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, in his impassioned inaugural speech, urged, “My fellow Americans: Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your cou.. Read More

Jul 08 2020
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Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers

Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers:  The Texas Victory that Changed American History– by Brian Kilmeade – published November 2019| Brian Kilmeade embellishes the history of General Sam Houston and his army of “underdog Texans” who, one mo.. Read More

Jun 26 2020
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I Love a Parade!

Happy Birthday, America! Motherhood and apple pie. Patriotism in red, white and blue Technicolor© . The Fourth of July is special. I love a parade, a birthday parade, a cake with 244 candles for Miss Liberty. In New York Harbor, she holds the tabula ansa.. Read More

May 19 2020
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The Doctors “WHO” – Write of Center

If you don’t want many more body bags, then you refrain from politicizing it,” World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus chastised President Donald Trump, on March 8, 2020, for his threat to halt US funding, due to M.. Read More

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