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Kennedy graves at Arlington Cemetery

As Marie reminds us in the preceding post, today is the anniversary of the burial of Robert F. Kennedy in Arlington National Cemetery. Robert’s grave is just to the south of the “eternal flame” that burns at the burial site of his older brother, John F. Kennedy. Ted Kennedy, who…

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“Meanderings” by Jim Peters

Regular contributor Jim Peters sent along this essay this past weekend; sorry I’m only now getting a chance to post it. Some would say that not much passes through my brain on a good day, but I was just thinking, and you heard it here first, that dogs, those cute…

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The morning after the storm

[youtube]s5fX072sQH8[/youtube] This morning’s cool temperatures, flawless blue sky and brilliant sunshine emerging over the eastern horizon are in stark contrast to yesterday’s frightening weather. It began yesterday morning at about 8:30 when the sky opened up and lightning lit up the streets. While that weather event lasted only for about…

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