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Farming is an incredibly important occupation
I’d like to make a confession. I grew up on a farm near Chesterland, Ohio, and although I had some good times there, I didn’t leave it happily. Instead, as a rebellious teenager I left in anger having disagreed for the last time with my step-Dad, Everett Holt, who happened to be the farm manager. …
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The value of a happy new year
It’s great to have a high school website that helps track and communicate with old friends, like the AAHS Class of 1970 website. For those of us who are softees and like to reminisce about the good old days, they are indispensable. They also list the passing of fellow classmates over the years, a sad…
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My submarine Captain D. Volgenau and a Christmas at sea
As all military veterans and their family members know, being home to spend time together during a holiday is never guaranteed. I can attest to this having missed several holidays while serving in the Navy. One of these was Christmas in 1977. It was during a long deployment at sea, and I described it to…
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China, climate change, and nuclear fusion thoughts
In 1985, my wife and I traveled to China (see pictures below) to deliver information about nuclear energy to a country that at the time was extremely behind in technical knowledge. Although in the past the country had invented some of the most impactful items the world has ever known, like gunpowder for example, their…
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The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, my memories, and its link to the Billfish submarines
According to the U.S. Naval Institute, the first warship built in North America occurred while Britain was in charge of the 13 colonies. It was the 54-gun frigate Falkland. Constructed for the Royal Navy, she was launched in 1690 on Fernald’s Island, between the Maine and New Hampshire shores at the mouth of the Piscataqua…
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Not just another pretty turkey!
On Thursday, November 24, 2022, my wife and I celebrated our 49th wedding anniversary. And yes, we were married on Thanksgiving, which is why I’ve always said she had married a turkey! Luckily, and maybe because I’m such a handsome guy, Terrie stayed with me through over 40 years in the nuclear industry going from…
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Job Hunting?
If your kids or grandkids are looking for work today, I just thought I’d share this US Navy job offer –
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Need a good book, check BooksShelf or the Library
Hey friends, if you are looking for a good book to read or one to give as a Christmas present, there is a website I’d like to share with you. It’s called BooksShelf.com, and it highlights numerous styles of books for both adults and children, fiction and non-fiction, and has information about the authors as…
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Veterans (Armistice) Day remembrance of my Grandfathers
November 11, 1951, is my birthday which I consider just another day. I don’t like to get presents or have a party, probably because of one of my personality traits that was best described by a Myers-Briggs assessment I took which categorized me as a “flaming introvert” (according to Eckard College who conducted the test). …
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A 50 year old memory
November 2, 2022, would have been my mom’s birthday. Unfortunately for me she passed in 2012 at the age of 89. I think about her often. “What a beautiful day the Lord has made” she would always say. And today is a beautiful day, and the older I get the more I realize how right…