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Triple Fun Day!
 Do you enjoy the outdoors? Ready to hike along a wooded trail? What about a picnic? Like to grill or enjoy grilled food? Bring on the rest and relaxation away from the stress and busyness of the...
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Melodies & Rhythms
Today in Music History: August 30The melodies and rhythms of music touch the heart and soul of each listener. The same song may mean something entirely different from one person to another. For one, it...
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Giddy up!
Giddy up! Ride 'em cowboy! Common words back in the days of the Old West. None rang out any louder than from the riders of the Pony Express. Back in the days of the wild west, no Fed Ex was available,...
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Smiles within Smiles...Remembered
You +1'd this publicly. UndoAugust 31, 1997Tragedy struck at the heartstrings of young and old as news of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales spread around the world. Media attention and public...
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September is...
...the beginning of Autumn, a time of change! A welcomed break from the sweltering temperatures of summer, a look ahead to landscapes erupting in riotous colors—how magnificent! With a new month comes...
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Music Musings
Today in Music History: August 31Thoughts and reflections mirror personal impressions about musicians, their unique rhythms and styles of music. No two are exactly alike, even when covering another...
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Flashbacks & Reflections
At the close of the day today, the Labor Day holiday weekend will be over. Goodbye, summer! Even though in some places school doors opened before Labor Day, the beginning of the new school term will be...
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Queen of Rock 'n' Roll
Today in Music History: September 1Recording artists are often very well known for more than just their music. Such is the case for today's spotlight. This special person is a singer, dancer, actress,...
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V-J Day
This Day in History: September 2, 1945It's hard to imagine what life was like during times of world war. Only the remaining veterans of such a horrendous war truly know. For most of us, it is only what...
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Melody of the Heart
Today in Music History: September 2, 2005There are those songs ever changing, ever reincarnated, that speak what is often so difficult to express through the spoken word. They inspire us to dance or...
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Buzz-Wagon to Futuristic
This Day in History: September 3, 1900The first car ever made in Flint, Michigan was not the Model T Ford. It was actually a car designed by Charles H. Wisner which debuted 114 years ago in the Labor...
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Music Imagery
Today in Music History: September 3Â Every time a song is heard, the melodies trigger mental images stored in the scrapbook of the mind. The imagery appears as vivid as though the events happened only...
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If I Were the Devil...
Flashback in Time: September 4, 1918Born on this day in 1918: Paul Harvey Aurandt, one of America's radio icons, better known simply as Paul Harvey. In 1933, having been "impressed by his voice," one...
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Pizza! Pizza!...Cheese Pizza! Pizza!
Brand really doesn't matter. Neither does whether it is locally baked, an international chain or homemade. Every person is an individual with his or her own tastes. Some like it one way, others...
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Everywhere Music
Today in Music History: September 5Music is everywhere we go. Not only is it nature's way of speaking but it is piped into shopping malls, airports, train and bus stations, and at doctors' offices....
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Autumn is Scarecrow Time!
What comes to mind as the first signs of Autumn - cooler temperatures, vibrant explosions of color, falling leaves, pumpkins at the local market, soups and stews, festivals, scarecrows?"SCARECROWS?"...
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Master of Love Songs & Ballads
Today in Music History: September 6Dorsey? Ever heard of him? Well, perhaps in the movie Cutting Edge but it is not the movies that is the topic of the day but music instead. Let's examine the entire...
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Squash on the Horizon
With Autumn in the not so distant future, it is time to begin thinking about those delicious fall and winter recipes. Along with the welcomed cool temperatures will be accompaniments, such as pots of...
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Uncle Sam
This Day in History: September 7, 1813Throughout a lifetime, each of us encounters many 'uncles' not all of which are blood related. Those that are not of blood origin generally represent a very close...
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The Singing Milkman
Today in Music History: September 7, 1959Each of us at one time or another have had 'our day'singing in the shower, in the car on the way to work, after hours at a local karaoke bar or simply while...
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