Month: March 2011
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Civil war re-enactors
Quilts, visiting grandchildren and daffodils called me to the festival in Camden this spring. But conversations with Civil War re-enactors stayed with me for days afterward. The Confederate camp of a few canvas tents and cannons perched on the bluff overlooking the Ouachita River. Men in the gray uniforms camped and ate there as the…
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kid talk
Sheer joy and trust washed over my granddaughter’s face as my son held her arms and swung her around and around until her red, canvas sneakers pointed straight out from her two-year-old body flying a couple feet above the earth. Sure bliss her face declared. Right now her daddy helps her fly in circles –…
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Sit down to stand up
A few practice their beliefs until they become an automatic response in a crisis. Sports news underscored this on the playing field last month, when the Associated Press reported that Iowa high school wrestler Joel Northrup refused to compete against a girl at a state tournament, citing his Pentecostal religious beliefs against contact sports between…
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Find the Pi of the pie on Pi Day
Today is Pi Day. Apple? Blueberry? or Chocolate? No, not that kind of pie – it’s Pi Day – a day for a little fun with math. Pi is some math dude’s shorthand for writing today’s date: 3-14, which is also the number used in math class for the shortest version of Pi or 3.14…
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taking a peek at the granddaughter
I went to the AHEC health fair, took the tests and answered their questions. They told me to lose a bit of weight and add a bit of exercise. I got the message, I started walking around the health fair looking at the displays. One offered a free 4-D ultrasound for a mom-to-be. New technology…