...although the time shifts of DST have been regular occurrences my entire life, only since 2012 have they become somewhat important to me.
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Suprise Me
Here Comes the Sun
Prompted By Changing Times
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...although the time shifts of DST have been regular occurrences my entire life, only since 2012 have they become somewhat important to me.
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False Memories
Prompted By Scouting
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When I was young, my older brother was a Cub Scout (wearing a uniform like the image I found online) during two elementary school years. Our mother was a den mother. I remembered neighborhood boys trooping into our basement for meetings and activities. Earlier this month, Rick told me the meetings were at school and…
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Channy
Prompted By Refugees
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"Then ... I can tell you," Channy said. "As a teenager, I survived the Killing Fields of Cambodia under the Kmer Rouge."
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Sealed With A Kiss
Prompted By Embarrassment
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If you say something embarrassing, you may be able to deny it plausibly. That's not the case if you embarrass yourself IN WRITING!
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A Stroll Down Bloomfield Avenue
Prompted By Shopping Local
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United Cigar, run by the Cohen family, was packed with cigars and cigarettes, all types of magazine, and oh, the candy!
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Granddaughter of Refugees
Prompted By Refugees
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The current Ukrainian refugee crisis reminds me that my grandparents were refugees who left their families and the only homes they had known to come to America in the beginning of the 20th century.
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Movie Review Haiku
Prompted By Rewatchable Movies
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In the darkness, find light
Sun shines, laughter peals
Watch again and again
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Tomes Against the Tides
Prompted By Beach Reads
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I'll never forget the syllabus for that summer Russian literature class, which included War and Peace, Anna Karenina, The Brothers Karamazov, Crime and Punishment, plus some stories by Pushkin, Gogol, and Chekov.
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The best 4 days of my life
Prompted By Woodstock
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