Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Sailing In With Christmas Cheer Clear Into 2020!!!




This blog-entry was begun on Christmas Day of 2018...

When you come across embedded items, be sure to click on them to read what all might be included with them that isn't visible on this page.  You can pop them out by clicking on the main part of the Tweet, Status Report, Etc...



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Although I've shared links to it other places, I've decided to create a link right here that will take you to the branch of this project that I've put together over at WritingDotCom.

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February 1, 2019...


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Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Stocking-Stuffer Stuart!!!



One of my "adopted" big brothers, Stuart V. Goldberg, posted something new at Facebook right on Christmas Day 2018!!!

Because it had been so long since he'd last posted, seeing his new post was (and still is) like being a child again and coming downstairs on Christmas Morning and finding that Santa Claus had left lots of presents under the tree and had filled the stocking(s) I'd hung the night before.

This is as good of a time as any to begin a progressive blog-entry featuring Stuart and to add to it through New Year's Day 2020!!!

Here's the beginning entry:



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Friday, December 21, 2018

Hamming It Up

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Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Think God!!!




This was sent to me as a meme, so I'm copying the words here:


Are you already at home my love?
Sorry to interrupt you at this time.

My name is God.

Why do you not pay more attention to me?
I have protected you since you were born, and I have blessed you.

 I want this message in the whole world before midnight.

 If you do this, I will correct two great mistakes in your life,
and I will help you in something you are needing,
and your next day will be very blessed.
Then send this message to many people.



I have copied every single word of this message but have added punctuation and enhancement in a couple of spots and have arranged it into paragraphs to make it easier to read, internalize, and share.

This is just the beginning of adding to this page.  Will be adding more in the future as I get led to because I believe that it's so important to keep your spiritual station tuned in and keep thinking and thanking God!!!





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Tuesday, December 18, 2018

The "Make It Go Viral!!!" Page



This blog-entry is dedicated to making various people (including myself), critters, places, things, etc. go viral.  You can share this entire page or select portions of it to share.  You can Tweet these links; share them on other social media; include them on your website, and/or share them in your emails and messages.

The sky's the limit!!!

Content of this page will be updated as needed to be, so please keep returning!!!

I was inspired to create this blog-entry while putting together this shout-out (which consists of more than what you see here, so click on it to view the entire TweetSequence):



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Ruwth's LivingBreathingMiracle Son



Coming Soon:

Who Is Ruwth?

 What Are Godwinks?

 What Is NanoWriMo?

 What Is Scroll?

 What Is WDC?

 How Do We Drive The Nails?

 Does The Greatest Commandment Cancel The Ten Commandments?
(Why Or Why Not?)

 Was Jesus Born On December 25?
(Is It Right Or Wrong To Celebrate Christmas?)

 Is The United States Of America A Christian Nation?

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Sunday, December 16, 2018

Going Doggone Bananas!!!

Doesn't this beat all!?!

Adorable, wrinkly, button-nosed, impish-eyed, perky-eared, pink-tongued puppy in a onesie eating a banana with gusto!!!

Are you melting into a pool of tiger-butter yet!?!

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The Spectrum

This blog-entry is dedicated to people who are part of the Autism Spectrum and those who love and care for them.  I will be adding to this entry until February 11, 2019, as this is the 14th anniversary of the founding of Autism Speaks.

Today is Sunday, December 16, 2018, and I'm embedding a TweetSequence that I believe you'll find to be very helpful and a great kick-off to this page.  Click on the embedded Tweet below to read the entire TweetSequence.


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Just Got Reminded Of Uncle Finley By This...



Here is the comment I posted about this when I shared it on my Timeline at Facebook:

Let me know when they have a special offer of renting this room for the price of a night at Motel 6 -- but don't tell me now, as I can't even afford that at this time.
Anyway, seeing this reminded me of a story I want to include in my memoirs, so I've gone ahead and made a place for it in my blog, Sentimental Journeys.


This blog-entry (begun on Sunday, December 16, 2018) will be added to through Tuesday, July 16, 2019, which will be the 100th anniversary of the birth of my uncle:

Finley Ralph Jobe
Wednesday 7/16/1919 - Friday 5/7/1993

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Friday, December 14, 2018

Mother Goose & Shivering Puppy (A Love Story)

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Thursday, December 13, 2018

Please Help This Precious Soul!!!


Carmen O'Kane

Even if you have no money,
you can still share this message with your friends.
Please make this go viral.
Carmen is one of those people
who is falling through the cracks.
Laws need to be passed
that will put a safety net under her
and others like her.
Please demand change
from our elected officials.

Please help in any way you can!!!







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The Santa Gifts Parable

This is how it happened...

I just finished the household chores for the night and was preparing to go to bed, when I heard a noise in the front of the house. I opened the door to the front room and to my surprise, Santa himself stepped out from behind the Christmas tree. He placed his finger over his mouth so I would not cry out. "What are you doing?" I started to ask. The words choked up in my throat, and I saw he had tears in his eyes. His usual jolly manner was gone. Gone was the eager, boisterous soul we all know. He then answered me with a simple statement. "TEACH THE CHILDREN!" I was puzzled; what did he mean? He anticipated my question, and with one quick movement brought forth a miniature toy bag from behind the tree. As I stood bewildered, Santa said, "Teach the children! Teach them the old meaning of Christmas. The meaning that now-a-days Christmas has forgotten." Santa then reached in his bag and pulled out a FIR TREE and placed it before the mantle. "Teach the children that the pure green color of the stately fir tree remains green all year round, depicting the everlasting hope of mankind, all the needles point heavenward, making it a symbol of man's thoughts turning toward heaven." He again reached into his bag and pulled out a brilliant STAR. "Teach the children that the star was the heavenly sign of promises long ago. God promised a Savior for the world, and the star was the sign of fulfillment of His promise." He then reached into his bag and pulled out a CANDLE. "Teach the children that the candle symbolizes that Christ is the light of the world, and when we see this great light we are reminded of He who displaces the darkness." Once again he reached into his bag and removed a WREATH and placed it on the tree. "Teach the children that the wreath symbolizes the real nature of love. Real love never ceases. Love is one continuous round of affection." He then pulled from his bag an ornament of himself. "Teach the children that I, St. Nick ( Santa Claus ) symbolize the generosity and good will we feel during the month of December." He then brought out a HOLLY LEAF. "Teach the children that the holly plant represents immortality. It represents the crown of thorns worn by our Savior. The red holly represents the blood shed by Him." Next he pulled from his bag a GIFT and said, "Teach the children that God so loved the world that HE gave HIS only begotten SON..." "Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift. "Teach the children that the wise men bowed before the Holy BABE and presented HIM with gold, frankincense and myrrh. We should always give gifts in the same spirit of the wise men." Santa then reached in his bag and pulled out a CANDY CANE and hung it on the tree. "Teach the children that the candy cane represents the shepherds' crook. The crook on the staff helps to bring back strayed sheep to the flock. The candy cane is the symbol that we are our brother's keeper." He reached in again and pulled out an ANGEL. "Teach the children that it was the angels that heralded in the glorious news of the Savior's birth. The angels sang 'Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace and good will toward men." Suddenly I heard a soft twinkling sound, and from his bag he pulled out a BELL. "Teach the children that as the lost sheep are found by the sound of the bell, it should ring mankind to the fold. The bell symbolizes guidance and return." Santa looked back and was pleased. He looked back at me and I saw that the twinkle was back in his eyes. He said, "Remember, teach the children the true meaning of Christmas and do not put me in the center, for I am but a humble servant of the One that is, and I bow down to worship HIM, our LORD, our GOD......🙏🏼🎄🎁👼🏻🌟 ✝️ Praise Jesus!!!
This isn't one of my original stories but, instead, was copied and pasted. I hope you will also keep this going by copying, pasting, and sharing, as it's balm for a weary and hurting world. It needs to be seen by as many people as possible.
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Re: Political Extremism...Just Sayin...12/13/2018



If you agree with me,
please share this.
Go here:
Baby Bear's Den
to learn more about me.
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Cute!!! Just Cuuuuuuuuute!!!

No purpose to this progressive blog-entry other than just to share cute stuff with you.  Will be posting cute stuff here through March 23, 2019, which will be the 66th anniversary of the birth of:

Michael Steven Clem

March 23, 1953 - May 31, 1969
 who was the first person (though not the last) who told me that I overused the word "cute."

I first shared the following cutie on December 13, 2016 -- which was the day after my goddaughter, Michelle, got me hooked up to the Internet here at my current home.

This was the first time for me to have Internet service through cable since the operating system of my computer went south on or around June 25 of 2013, which was not quite three months before I joined the homeless population on September 9 of that same year.

My TV (which comes with a story of its own that I'll share in time) was already hooked up to cable, and I was enjoying watching holiday movies on The Hallmark Channel.  It was great to be getting parts of my life back that had been temporarily-removed.

Of course, there were so many ways that I'd never go home again except in memory, but there were also new parts of my life to celebrate.  But more about this at a later time.  For now, just scroll on down and enjoy this heartmeltingly-adorable picture...


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Wednesday, December 12, 2018

The Collection


Coming soon:  entries I've made in the days leading up to my 66th birthday plus some other things as well...

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Thursday, December 6, 2018

Steve The Graveyard Guy!!!



On Thursday, December 6, 2018, I stumbled upon the following video



while visiting YouTube in search of something else.

I was both impressed with the video itself and how the one who created this interacted with viewers who left comments for him.

He identified himself as The Graveyard Guy (and, in his About section) revealed that his name is Steve.

Anyway, I think he and his mission needs to be high-fived and shouted-out, so I'm dedicating this page in my blog to doing just that and will be adding more to it later.

Here's the first Tweet I made about him, which is how I'll end this initial introduction:


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Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Flako!!!

Don't you simply love a happy ending!?!



Here is the original message about Flako as seen on my Timeline when I posted it after finding it on Debra's Timeline:



This is Debra's comment -- complete with a cute picture -- giving the great news of how Flako arrived back home again:



You can click on these embedded memes to view them whole on Facebook.

Spot reserved for any other thoughts I might have later...

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Look At What I Wrote A Year Ago...

Look at what I wrote a year ago.  Only the date has changed.

Just click on where it says "See More" to read it...

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Monday, November 26, 2018

Now Serving: (Kevin) Bacon!!!

Today, I got to thinking about Kevin Bacon and decided that he needed to have a page in this blog that was dedicated to what he's about.  I believe that you'll find him to be truly amazing.

Digging To China is the movie that introduced me to him.

Below, you can find it in six parts.  Watch it, and you can easily see why it's one of my favorite movies.  Of course, my VERY favorite movie is this one.  You can be certain that I'm going to be designing a page of its own for this movie more sooner than later.

For more about Kevin Bacon, scroll down below the videos...













I had been hearing for years about the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon but hadn't delved into the subject matter enough beyond knowing that one could start a trail from any direction that would somehow lead to Kevin in six steps or less.

I had no idea why Kevin had been chosen for this honor/experiment/whatever but I did have fun taking part in a write-off about this at Epinions back when it was still THE place to go to find BOTH amazing reviews and a treasure trove of literary entertainment along with meeting a whole lot of great people.

I would soon be finding out even more, but I'm going to wait and share it in the future.  For now, I need to go ahead and publish this blog-entry so that it can be a part of this TweetSequence.

Today's date is Monday, November 26, 2018 and it's a little after 5 PM Anderson, Indiana USA Time.

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Friday, November 23, 2018

Baby Bear's Den




Welcome To Baby Bear's Den
(ONE of them, anyway)
!!!!!!!

Today is Friday, November 23, 2018, and I've been very busy online today with my ongoing project (which I'm referring to as "THE BIG PROJECT" until further notice) of simplifying my life and becoming a more effective communicator, as I have a lot to say and want to do it well.

It's been a peaceful day after Thanksgiving (which was also a peaceful day), and I'm in the mood to get a lot done.  Anyway, this is going to be an ongoing blog-entry that I plan to keep adding to for at least until the first day of Spring in 2019.

(Update on February 10, 2019:  I've decided to grow this blog-entry until at least the first day of spring in 2021!)

Here's to new beginnings!!!

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Places You Can Find Me...

Facebook
Twitter
WritingDotCom



Some Right-Here Links...

Keep Those Tabs A-Comin'!!!
To Be Added To Through My 66th Birthday
"This Land Is Your Land...This Land Is My Land..."
Dedicated To Stephanie Layton & Her Mission

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Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Keep Those Tabs A-Comin' !!!


Guess What
!?!
You could be...
Across The Pond
in
England

Down Under
in
Australia

or
Anywhere In The World

With Mail Delivery

and
would be able
to
mail tabs
to
this
Very Special
and
Unforgettable
Earth Angel
at
the
following address:
Larry Van Ness
c/o Old National Bank
1501 North Broadway
Anderson
Indiana
46012
USA

This is a blog-entry I created on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 to celebrate one of Anderson, Indiana's special treasures and will be adding more to it through Sunday, February 17, 2019, which will be his 72nd Birthday!!!

Thanks to everybody who helps Larry with the mission he began back in 2003.  He couldn't have done it this well and this quickly without you!!!

If you like this entry, please share it and make it go viral!!!

One more thing (for now) -- to open up the embedded item below, just click on the phrase See More that's part of it.


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At this time, I want to share a couple of the latest videos made with Larry in them with you.

The first one will be a brief interview with him, and the next one will be one where he's a part of a longer video with a lot of other people who each play a role in keeping the multifaceted mission of Ronald McDonald House alive and well.

I also want to add that today is Thursday, November 29, 2018 at a little past 5:30 AM.

I can tell you where I was five years ago today -- as well as what was happening that I wouldn't be aware of until several weeks later -- but I'll fill that in at another time by returning here and hyperlinking some of this. If you're here at a future time and seeing one or more hyperlinks in this paragraph, you'll know that I've been back at some point to do this promised updating.  In fact, this entire portion of this blog-entry will be having several hyperlinks added in time.

For now, however, here are these two videos...



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Here's a post about Larry being in Anderson's Christmas parade...


You can get even more details by clicking HERE.


Here's a blast-from the past (as in 4 years ago):


And here is a TweetSequence I put together today (12/3/2018).  It's not primarily about Larry, but he plays a very important cameo role in it.

One more thing:  There's an inspiring story behind that picture, and I'll be telling it as soon as I have more time.  For now, I need to run some errands...

<3

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Tuesday, November 20, 2018

(Not Quite) All (But Many) Things Writing.Com

This is a progressive blog-entry that was launched on Tuesday, November 20, 2018.

Thank you for checking it out!

Hope you'll be back by often to watch it grow...


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Looks as if the first thing I'll be including here is a TweetSequence telling you more about how to become a part of WritingDotCom.  Just click on the meme below (the part below the animated penguin that contains a red heart) to read the entire message at Twitter...


Hope you'll decide to join us, as there's something at WDC for everyone!!!

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Today is (as the following embedded Tweet says), Friday, December 21, 2018, and I'm going to be spending most of today working on things at WritingDotCom while making my time spent on Twitter and Facebook consist of little peeks into them.

Later on tonight, I'll be back here with a progress report.  If not tonight, I'll be back here again sometime overnight.  I have a lot to share.  Remember that you can scroll back up this page to find out how to become a member of WdC at any level --including a free level.


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Saturday, November 17, 2018

Jumpin' Joe's Legacy


Today's Date:
Saturday
November 17
2018

Coming soon:
A story that needs to be told...

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Conversation With A Woman On Death Row


Today's Date:
Saturday
November 17
2018

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Monday, November 12, 2018

November 12, 2018

I'm going to just put up a link as time is growing short...

https://www.writing.com/main/books/entry_id/931808

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Sunday, November 11, 2018

November 11, 2018

Posting this now and adding to it shortly...

I fell asleep before adding yesterday's content, so I'll do that now...

Good, it's still showing the November 11 date on it, so I'm going to post what I worked on and had finished on that date.






Anyway, this was my contribution on November 11, 2018.  I had planned to put together more to be part of this entry but will do that in my November 12 blog entry.
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To Be Added To Through My 66th Birthday

This is a blog-entry that I'll be adding a variety of things to with my last post being made (God Willing And The Creek Don't Rise) sometime on the day of my 66th birthday (Wednesday, December 12, 2018).

The following video is so precious.  I'll be saying more about it at various times, because it speaks volumes to me.

Although I haven't done it at this point in time (Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 4:29 PM and counting), the

"(God Willing And The Creek Don't Rise)"

will become a hyperlink that will take you somewhere sometime between now and 11:59 PM on

December 12, 2018

Anyway, be sure to watch the video and read the comments.



This weekend, here is one of the ways I'm celebrating Veterans Day / Veterans Day Weekend:

Blog-Entry For November 10

Blog-Entry For November 11

Blog-Entry For November 12

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Veterans Day Weekend has now come to a close.

I didn't get as much done in the way of adding to the three links above as I would have liked to have, but in other ways, I've been able to honor our Veterans -- and this honor shouldn't be limited to holidays, as they deserve our thumbs-up, heads-up; and TLC during other parts of the year as well.

That's all I have to say at this moment.  Will return soon...

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Be sure to check out the following embedded item.  This event will come and go, but it will always be a timely piece that needs to be shared.



That will be all for now here at a little after 8 PM on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 -- a day when a very special young lady named JayLee turned 14 years old.  Has it really been that long since she was watching Dora the Explorer and counting to ten in Spanish!?!

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It is now Thursday, November 15, and I'm adding something new here at 9 PM...



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Today is Friday, November 16, 2018 all day and is the 103rd anniversary of the birth of Aunt Ruby.  I'm working on a tribute to her but just wanted to go ahead and share something sweet 'n' cute here "just because..."

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This tribute to Aunt Ruby was written on her birthday but shared here at a little after 5:30 AM on November 17 due to my getting distracted by various other things and ending up falling asleep from a little after 10:30 PM and not waking up until around 1:30 AM.  Have been watching movies on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.

And it's actually almost seven now, as I dozed off again.  I obviously need to be catching up on my sleep. Anyway, here's the tribute...


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This will be a busy blog-entry between now and the conclusion of December 12, 2018, so be watching for updates...

And this blog-entry has now reached its conclusion, but will still be getting updated in a limited way by going to The Collection...
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Saturday, November 10, 2018

"This Land Is Your Land...This Land Is My Land..."

Today is Saturday, November 10, 2018.  Tomorrow is Veterans Day.  This post is one of the ways I'm celebrating and will be adding to it throughout the day today.  Tomorrow, I'll make another special post.  Monday, I'll make another one.


This is a TweetSequence I made with the main theme of it being the haunting Vietnam Era song by The Association called Requiem For The Masses.  The message is as relevant today as it was back then.


This song was actually the B-side of this popular and beautiful romantic song...although I believe that the original intent of The Association to make Requiem For The Masses the A-Side and Never My Love the B-Side.

I discovered Requiem For The Masses in 1968 (the second semester of my freshman year of high school) when I wanted to see what the B-Side of Never My Love sounded like.  For those who haven't heard it, this is what Never My Love sounds like.



When I bought it, it reminded me of a senior named Chad whom I was dating at the time.  By the time I investigated Side-B, Chad and I were history, and I was sooooooooooooooooooooooooo smitten with a Tom Jones lookalike math teacher named Jerry that I burned a skillet full of fried potatoes in HomeEc class because he happened to come in the classroom and I went into a staring trance.  But, of course, that's a whole other story.

Right around that same time, one of my classmates, Diana, was feeling tons of joy because her brother's ship didn't set sail for Vietnam until after his time in active duty had come to an end.

I remember her excitedly telling everybody that Bill was coming home!!!



(to be continued...)

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Friday, November 9, 2018

Dedicated To Stephanie Layton & Her Mission

This page in this blog is going to be dedicated to a very special woman and the dream she has of helping the less fortunate.  This will be added to as time goes by.



to be continued...

STAY TUNED


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Thursday, November 8, 2018

Sally Field Has Written Her Memoirs...

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Friday, November 2, 2018

Murphy's Law Strikes Again!!!

Don't have time to go into detail right now, but I've had several encounters with Murphy's Law.



But I believe I'll survive them...
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Monday, October 29, 2018

Eminent Domain Trouble (October 29, 2018)

I've just learned something new today and plan on using it more often:  A way to embed things I share from places such as Facebook into my blogs that accept html code in order to reach a wider audience.

My disdain for the abuse of The Power Of Eminent Domain has been with me ever since I knew there WAS such a thing.

I'll discuss my history with this in the future, but I have a lot of stories to share along that line and some of the ways I've fought like a tiger against it.  For now, I want you to read about this case and what I've had to say about it.

I've dropped some names as I've  found the information about this and have cleared those names while learning more.

Mostly, I'm simply sharing this story and the discussion of the towns people along with other concerned parties such as myself.

This is a story of one elderly widow in one Indiana community, but it's about any person in any community, because it's an atrocity needing to be brought to a screeching halt.




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