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 YOU DON’T SAY!

By BlueSkies

“You made me what I am today, and I hope you’re satisfied.”  Do you recognize the words of this song?  It was on the “hit parade” well before our time.  I don’t know who wrote it, but it speaks to the fact that our words and actions may, unbeknownst to us, affect others in a profound ...

24.04.25 12:20 AM - Comment(s)

RE: Book purchase

By BlueSkies

To those of you who have not been able to complete on-line purchases of Picketing The President: Delia's Dilemma - Grandmother Nolan and the Suffragists or Trouble In Texas: A Summer Adventure, both are now available on-line at Barnes and Noble as well as Amazon.  Please let me k...
25.03.25 09:56 AM - Comment(s)

WHERE HAVE GOOD MANNERS GONE? LONG TIME PASSING!

By BlueSkies

I will preface this by saying I am not making a political statement, but an observation of a lowering of standards in society in general.

Have you noticed there seems to be a deliberate coarsening of language on TV?  Words that a well-mannered adult would never have used in mixed company are now...

13.03.25 03:32 AM - Comment(s)

It seems to me the time has come to have a conversation. A civil discourse to clear the air, no strident confrontation.   - Mary Nolan Brown

By BlueSkies

The first thing we need to do is see ourselves as one. No “us” and “them”. Take a close look at them and decide what you can agree on.  Be pleasant – don’t call each other names.  (Does it sound as though I’m talking to the children?)  Our very existence depends on our worki...

18.02.25 11:36 AM - Comment(s)

WE’RE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT

By BlueSkies

Are you with me? After all the planning, shopping, decorating, caroling, worship services, and entertaining, we are numb - or at least I am.  But I did manage to put away the decorations before collapsing into the doldrums.  “The what?” you ask. In this case (according to Webster) a state ...

01.02.25 01:39 PM - Comment(s)