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Hello, Spring!
Welcome to Spring: Season of new birth!Glory in the springtimeInitiates visions without stoppingGreening hills, warming sunBuds erupting and wildflowers poppingBears, Bees and StingsAttuned to the...
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Beauty of America: Lighthouses
Lighthouses have been the sentinels, the protectors, of shoreline after shoreline for centuries upon centuries. In the beginning, these were not 'houses' at all but instead simply bonfires built on...
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Earth Hour 2013
Earth Hour 2013 is at 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM on Saturday, March 23 Dare the World to Save the Planet! WHAT'S IT ABOUT?WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature)WWF’s Earth Hour is a unique annual phenomenon that...
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Out for Family Emergency
Awakeningswill be on leave for awhile but hoping it will not be for an extended time. My husband, Jim, is in ICU in Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan, AL. This is approximately an 80-mile...
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Easter Blessings
Happy Easter to all and may your day be filled with blessings beyond words!We have been blessed with my husband now off life support, out of ICU and resting in a private room. If fact, he was helped...
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Travelin' Soldier
Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Kapaun, Oct. 7, 1950Today Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Kapaun was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously for his extraordinary sacrifices during the Korean War. In...
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Terror in America
"Let’s not forget how united Americans stand at all times! How strong and proud The USA is – and hold on to each other – with each other and for each other!!"Raani YorkPatriot's Day, April 15, 2013,...
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Word of the Day: Waterfalls
Something awesomely powerful and totally action packed IS at the same time oh-so relaxing. What is this two-sided coin? A waterfall.Embrace the Past...Before the invention of electricity, river...
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Earth Day
Earth Day: The History of A MovementPhotograph courtesy AP/Temple UniversityIra Einhorn—a leader of nonviolence, drug, and free-love movements in the 1960s—speaks at Philadelphia's first Earth Day...
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50500 PAGEVIEWS
Awakenings Shoutout! 50500 pageviews OVER That's more than...Great Scott! That's in excess of Simply put, that is...Awakenings is your journey through time. It is about America, of America, for...
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Thank You, Soldiers!
Awakenings honors our soldiers, past, present and future...without them, America would not be the America as we know it today. Next time you see a soldier, shake his/her hand and express how much you...
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Celebrate Neighbor Day, Saturday, April 27
What has happened to our sense of community? Is being a good neighbor out of style, gone with the wind, incognito? Has technology completely engulfed communication to the point that face-to-face,...
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The All-American Diner
A classic of classics, like baseball, hotdogs, apple pie and Chevrolet...that's the all-American diner! Often epitomized with an exterior of stainless steel, the diner is unique in its architecture....
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MORE on the All-American Diner
Meet Miss Mendon: Classic Diner of Distinction by Marilyn ArmstrongMiss Mendon was born on the drawing board at the Worcester Dining Car Company in 1950 in Worcester, Massachusetts. Over the next 63...
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Let's Talk Chicken!
After being in the ER with my husband from 3AM to 5AM this morning, I find myself in rare form. Ever been so tired you become 'punchy'? Everything you see, everything you say seems funny and you laugh...
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World Press Freedom Day: May 3
What if you could NOT: Think. Speak. Tweet. Like. Share. FREELY? Friday, May 3 World Press Freedom Day 2013 "A fundamental right on its own, freedom of expression also provides the conditions for...
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The Merry Month of May
At the heart of Awakenings are historical accounts that embrace the past, empower the present and enrich the future. Even though the first day of May has already come and gone and with it the...
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MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU!
I was immediately drawn to the title of a post by Alastair today since it was a pun on the Star Wars' line 'May the Force be with you!" I smiled and reflected for a moment on my encounter with the...
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Get Ready for World Laughter Day: May 5
May 5th is World Laughter Day! Go ahead...Laugh your head off! If something isn't funny, laugh anyway!
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Today is World Laughter Day
World Laughter Day: May 5thThe Who, What, When, Where and How!Every day is special in one way of another. Just awakening to a new day is indeed special enough, whether filled with sunshine or raining...
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