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Hungry for heroes? Find a thief, a robber, a killer, or an aristocrat
Good morning readers. Thanks for coming by for a read. I was thinking last night before I dozed off about what TV, movies and fiction have done for us that reality couldn’t. I concluded it all...
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Getting had by Indians – taking the long view
Hi readers. Thanks for coming by for a read. Europeans thought they were getting a fairly good deal when the Indians snookered them into paying a bunch of beads and mirrors for Manhattan. As...
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Time to lighten up a bit – Communist hell on the Zuni Reservation
I wrote this after a weekend spent with a once-lady-friend who spent her career as a high school librarian on the Navajo and Zuni Reservations. Cataclysmic Doggerel A schoolmarmish lady in Zuni Had...
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Minneconjou Lakota Texan – another busted stereotype
A few old guys of the same species sitting around Kerrville, Texas wondering where the world went. Each too different from the others to guess which parts they missed. Old guy the others knew walked...
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The best and the worst
A significant percentage of US voters believe Ronald Reagan was the best president in US history. Despite Iran/Contra, arms for hostages, and trickle-down economics. History is not the long-suite among...
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Asian grocery mystery
Hi readers. Thanks for coming by for a read. A few days ago Jeanne decided to give me a shot of rare pleasure. She took me to my favorite place in the Kansas City area: A giant Asian grocery store....
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Back when the world was young
Here are a couple of historic postcards showing how this place looked sometime between 1895 and 1933 when the original hospital was torn down. Those trees are either larger, or many have died and...
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Remembering the Fallen from All Eras who died for our property rights.
Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas City, MO. Hi readers. Thanks for coming by for a smile. I was sitting in the Silver clinic waiting area at the KCVA Medical Center today and got some really...
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A block or so away from the Huron Cemetery sits the best bookstore in Kansas City Metro area. Prosperos. If you click the link below you can access a lot of photos to explain why it’s the best...
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Jack wrote this in April, 2006: Hi blogsters: Hope you’re all giving yourselves plenty of challenges, making lots of decisions that lead to growth experiences. Things have gone quiet around here,...
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