There be dragons in some dreams

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Dream Crushers.

Maybe only some of these facts are true.  Maybe.  Maybe just one of them.  Maybe.  But, what if all of them are true.  Why would anyone roll the dice and hope that the future would be better than the past.  The author of this April 2015 article is Bill Shuey.

Here is a link: http://ncrenegade.com/editorial/mrs-clinton/

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Blogging gets easier as you blog

Half the problem is choosing the right template.  Hours and hours have been invested in choosing just the right this or that or starting over entirely.  Through it all, I have learned how to put the building blocks together and now I am fairly confident the blocks will not all come crashing down onto my keyboard.

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Winter in Southern Italy

There was a Wendy’s hamburger commercial back in the 80’s that featured a stocky Russian woman in beach wear catching a ball as she said “Vinter Vear” and then again catching a beach ball saying “Summer Vear.”  I guess Wendy’s was saying all other burgers were the same, but Wendy’s burgers were different.

There are only a few weeks in the summer and a few weeks in the winter that are unpleasant here in the Naples area; low 90’s and upper 30’s.  That is why wealthy Romans spent at least part of their year down here. Continue reading

Writing a blog

The mechanics of this blog usually overtake the moment and much of the time and effort is spent wrestling with the site itself.  Why?  Why?  The site itself should disappear into the background and the thoughts should come forward.  This is sad.  Very sad.  A person should just log in and write what comes to their mind.   Continue reading