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I-64 traffic prompts dreams of public transportation bliss
Linda and I headed east on Saturday with our two grandkids to Busch Gardens. We had some free passes and the grandkids have a lot of free time, so off we went. Fifteen minutes in, as we entered Interstate 64, we realized we were in trouble. No, it wasn’t the kids, but the traffic; it was bumper to bumper.
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What to do and when to do it
I thought that I would give you a miniature “How to” manual when it comes to some of the fires or problems that may occur in your home. Of course, the best way to never have to use any of these things that I am about to tell you is to never have a fire.
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Watchmen on the walls bring history to the forefront
As a professor of history, I understand why most people dismiss history as being boring. It’s usually presented as a static jumble of dates, names and events that must be memorized, regurgitated and, with luck, forgotten. I have often marveled at the ability of students who can tell me...
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Economize when water is short
The three-digit temperatures we had several days in a row not too long ago, plus no rain, drained me out completely. Just watering the most essential took me over an hour each morning, leaving no time or energy to tend to other tasks, such as removing weeds, tidying and deadheading the plants.
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Swimmer’s ear can be prevented
Swimmer’s ear, or otitis externa, can be contracted at any time during the year, but the heat, humidity and extra moisture of summer and pool activities make it more likely to occur in the summertime. Otitis simply means an inflammation of the ear. An inflamed ear canal is called otitis externa.
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Max is not keen on housecleaning
Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. This weekend’s “to-do” list was to clean the house from top to bottom. Housecleaning is not the most fun thing to do over the weekend, but it must be done and, besides, I kind of consider it a form of exercise.
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Two summers
Two summers ago, I had the good fortune to be cast in two plays at the Virginia Shakespeare Festival. In each case, I had a small, but juicy, role – Brabantio, the angry father in the first act of Othello, and Vincentio, a confused and angry father at the end of The Taming of the Shrew.
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