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Cats, Holiday

Happy National Cat Day

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If you like cats, you’re in fine company.  Lincoln, Twain, Hemingway, and countless other great Americans from our history were cat admirers.  Via Wall Street Journal. Here’s a kitten enjoying a drink of formula as though celebrating the occasion:

Holiday, Military

Memorial Day 2014

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Correspondent Mike Boettcher reported from, and later produced a documentary, The Hornet’s Nest, about American soldiers fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan. The VOA reports about his film, and below in this post I’ve embedded the documentary film’s trailer. Remember. That is the message delivered by war correspondent Mike Boettcher in his gritty documentary ‘The Hornet’s…

Daily Bread, Holiday

Daily Bread for 4.20.14

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Good morning and Happy Easter. Easter Sunday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of seventy-five, with southwest winds at ten to fifteen mph. Pope Francis delivered his Easter message earlier today, recorded and now online: On this day in 1836, Wisconsin’s oldest library is first founded: 1836 – Oldest Library in the…

Holiday, Poll

Friday Poll: Favorite Easter Candy, 2014 Edition

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This is the third year I’ve published a poll of readers’ favorite Easter candy. For the last two years’ time, Chocolate Rabbits have topped the poll. Let’s see how they do this year. Multiple selections are possible, as in past years — what are your favorites? Favorite Easter Candy 2014

Holiday, Poll

Friday Poll: Valentine’s Day Gifts

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This week’s Friday poll falls on Valentine’s Day, and so a Valentine’s Day question seems nearly obligatory. Last year’s poll for the holiday asked if there might still be a place for flowers and candy on Valentine’s Day (86.21% of respondents said yes). This year, I’ll ask about different gift items, with multiple answers to…