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Who Invented Halloween? Part 1- The History

The History of Halloween I have had mixed feelings about blogging about Halloween. In one sense, Halloween in the U. S. today is simply a commercialized holiday pretty devoid of the traditions, both pagan and Christian, that were at its origin many centuries ago in Europe.  As such, the interest in blogging about it might […]

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Funny Stories from Here and There – If General Motors Built Cars like Microsoft

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Quirky Comparisons Here’s a sort of geeky, funny comparison of cars and computers. If you have one or more of each category you’re likely to be able to relate. Enjoy. Courtesy of  wesleywildman.com Anonymous GM vrs Microsoft At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and […]

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Extreme Paragliding – The World’s Best Jean Baptiste Chandelier

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  Paragliding – What is It? Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders. A paraglider is lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a harness suspended below a fabric wing. The wing is comprised of a large number of interconnected baffled cells.  It is […]

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Did God Send a Convict to Help an Elderly Lady?

“Thank You, God, For Sending Me a Professional” Here is a humorous short story just published by Inspire21.com What is Inspire 21? Inspire21.com is a website that offers a vast collection of inspiring stories, quotes and poetry that can be shared with anyone, anywhere in the world. They welcome anyone looking for inspiring words…or wishing to […]

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New Christmas Flowers Autostarting Slideshow

I have created a new Christmas Flowers Collection Slideshow containing all of my Christmas flower photos and nothing else. Here is the autostarting slideshow. You can pause the slideshow by hovering the cursor anywhere on the slide. When you move the cursor off the slide, the slideshow will continue. Enjoy! Merry Christmas.! [slideshow_deploy id=’11468′]

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The True Story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

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Where did the Story of Rudolph Come From? Courtesy of Inspire21.com A TRUE STORY To most of us, the character of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer -immortalized in song and a popular TV special – has always been anessential part of our Christmas folklore. But Rudolph is a decidedlytwentieth-century invention whose creation can be traced to a […]

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