This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Here is a short story about one of my ancestors who fought bravely for freedom.
In December of 1863 my Great Great Grandfather, William Henry Halstead, who lived in Tarrytown, New York, trav ...
Posted Saturday, April 23rd 2011 at 2:32PM
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Treasure in Broken Vessels
The Many Noble Truths of the Buddha and Jesus Christ
“When I know the glass goblet is already broken every moment with it becomes precious.”Paraphrased from documentary film The Buddha"
2 Corinthians 4:7 (New K ...
Posted Saturday, April 16th 2011 at 6:03PM
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Alice’s Wonderland Deconstructed
Life as a Void Consisting of only Time and Eternity
An exploration of Emptiness, Nothingness, Inner and Outer spheres/realms of being
Do women occupy the inner sphere/sanctum of purity? Is the enclosed fema ...
Posted Friday, March 25th 2011 at 11:54AM
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Life as a Void Consisting of only Time and Eternity
An exploration of Emptiness, Nothingness, Inner and Outer spheres/realms of being
Do women occupy the inner sphere/sanctum of purity? Is the enclosed female space a sign of sanctity whereas th ...
Posted Saturday, March 19th 2011 at 12:05AM
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Our young people are being fed a steady media diet of mindless drivel which they mistake for supreme wisdom, truth and as an acceptable lifestyle. In the name of "Keeping it Real", morals, decency and values have been cast aside. Fame & fortune g ...
Posted Saturday, March 12th 2011 at 3:21AM
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Of Love and Evil by Anne Rice
Anne Rice’s latest novel is a pleasant departure from her previous novels which introduced the vampire Lestat into our national lexicon. This time Ms. Rice delves into the realm heavenly angels, fallen angels and as ...
Posted Friday, January 21st 2011 at 2:47PM
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OPEN HOUSE – ROCHDALE VILLAGE BUILDING 8 SECTION C, on Friday, January 21st from 2pm until 7pm and again on Saturday from 2pm until 6pm and again if need on Saturday, Jan. 29th from 1pm to 5pm.
Contact me via email at
Deborah.palmer280@gmail.co ...
Posted Thursday, January 20th 2011 at 5:45AM
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Sylvester and Weezer. Both are Tuxedo cats. Sylvester is the dude with white on his nose. Weezer's face is all Black. Now if only the two of them would sit or lay down together so I could get a photo of the kitty bookends! ...
Posted Monday, December 27th 2010 at 6:45PM
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Ladies & Gentlemen,
For those of you living in the Southeast Queens area of New York please turn to page 36 of the York College Continuing & Professional Educaton bulletin and sign up for my creative writing class, "Art Through a Historical Lens". ...
Posted Friday, December 24th 2010 at 8:54PM
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A Word in Season Education Services
Executive Summary
A Word in Season Education Services is a New York-based company that offers tutoring services in humanities based subjects. The company is currently a sole proprietorship.
A Word in Season ...
Posted Monday, December 20th 2010 at 8:29PM
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This is a great opportunity for Women and a wonderful way to advance our entrepreneurial careers!
Women For Hire -- Spark & Hustle
http://sparkandhustle.com/
Ladies,
Please enter myfirst and last name in the registration box that asks qui ...
Posted Thursday, December 2nd 2010 at 7:44PM
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Is Multi-Tasking Dumbing Us Down?
Text and Tweet Generation
I recently watched the 2010 documentary from Frontline: Digital Nation. This film addressed the issues on how digital media affects and is changing our daily lives. The education aspe ...
Posted Saturday, October 23rd 2010 at 10:12PM
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Nicole Paultre Bell
Yesterday evening I had the opportunity to meet Nicole Paultre Bell. For those of you not from New York, Nicole is the widow of Sean Bell who was shot to death by the police the day of their wedding in 2006. Though the pol ...
Posted Saturday, October 23rd 2010 at 8:02AM
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Kindles, Self Scanning Grocery Aisles, Dead Bluetooth’s
While Kindles are making their way down the price charts let’s hope they are easier to use than the newly installed Self-Service aisles in Keyfood. I cursed as I scanned my food ite ...
Posted Sunday, September 19th 2010 at 6:45AM
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Make it Like It Was (Apologies to Regina Belle)
Since I’ve been laid up for over a week and this pain won’t let me rest I decided to take a walk down memory lane as inspired by the photo of me at around age five or six.
Age 5 – I was eat ...
Posted Monday, August 30th 2010 at 1:44PM
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