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Cafeteria Design

Posted by on Jul 13, 2015 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Cafeteria Design
I wrote this ages ago. This rant shows my age because it is moot. School lunches are now packaged at a central kitchen and served in sealed compartmentalized plastic trays. However, I am sure this method of feeding the masses has not...
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So, That’s Electric?

Posted by on Feb 28, 2015 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on So, That’s Electric?
Most of you know that Ruth and I drive an electric car. My friend Tom, who does not tolerate nerdiness well said, “Is the sign big enough?” when he first saw the car. He didn’t ask if it was electric. When we first...
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Beckman Family Reunion

Posted by on Sep 10, 2014 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Beckman Family Reunion
Where would George be if it were not for nostalgia? I suppose he wouldn’t sing songs like “Forever Young” when saying good-bye to sixth graders he had just spent 180 days with. He wouldn’t learn WWII songs on the piano and play...
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Vaccination Flumdummery

Posted by on Apr 17, 2014 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Vaccination Flumdummery
(It may be worth noting that this was written in April of 2014) I suppose this will hit some as meddling. I consider the actions of those I am about to describe as meddling. In the county next to us, Nevada County, 20% of the children in...
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Beckmans Decimate the Rain Forest

Posted by on Mar 29, 2014 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Beckmans Decimate the Rain Forest
In the Paul Newman movie, Nobody’s Fool,  his landlady, Jessica Tandy, constantly offers “Sully” a cup of tea: Mrs. Peoples: “Would you like a cup of tea?”  Sully: “Nope, not now, not ever.” Ruth...
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VanWinkishing

Posted by on Jan 13, 2014 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on VanWinkishing
It would appear that our children miss us when we are off doing what ever we do in the motor home. We always make a stop at our great friends, The Van Winkles, in Missouri. Apparently we “go absent” and do not communicate as...
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