Category: Journal
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Journal Entry – Weird Fall
By looking around, fall has started, with the vegetation looking weathered. The grass, brush, trees, and crops look weathered after a summer of winds, rains, thunderstorms, and hot weather. There are already crops starting to ripen, and the crops in sandy soil is starting to turn yellow. However, with the rains last month, it is…
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Journal Entry
The convention was over today at 12:00. After Lunch, I went through the Tampa Bay History Center. Since it feels like we are just dumped into the city, it is like we do not know what in this area. By going through the center, I have a much better idea on what this area is…
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Journal Entry
It has been really hot here in Wisconsin this summer, and I started looking for a cool place for a few days. On Sunday, I took the train to Chicago and walk the lake shore. It was cooler, but not all that cooler. Last week I started looking for state campgrounds along Lake Michigan, but…
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Journal Entry – Deflection
It has been a long hot summer, and we are not even close to getting to the end. I can always remember that the Walworth County Fair can be hot that is over Labor Day. The are stating that the weather temperatures over the Pacific Ocean are changing, but I do not remember do not…
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Journal Entry – If you do not like the weather, just wait an hour
The weather this morning was oppressive. By the time that I finished my walk at 9:00, it was 82 degrees. I then finished the morning by packing for my trip to Green Bay for the Department (State) American Legion Meeting. As I was driving north, I noticed that the temperature was 88 degrees. About two…
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Journal Entry – Grandnephew Rylee – Grand Slam
My grandnephew Rylee not only hit his first home run this evening, but he hit a grand slam. This is a real accomplishment for an eight year old. For the past two years, I have been working with him playing baseball. He is not necessarily the easiest person to train, since he does have an…
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Was the Women’s Movement Needed?
This is a hypothetical analysis the goes back to voting in the colonies. If we take look at voting in the colonies, it can be seen that there was one vote for each of the properly owners. Therefore, if women were to vote as a property owner, then there would probably been no women’s movement.…
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Journal Entry – Memorial Day 2025
Today I had the privilege to preside over the Memorial Day Service here in Whitewater, Wisconsin. It was a little nerve racking presenting in my home town, but I got through it fine. I kept loosing my place on the agenda, after looking at the crowd and recipients of awards and scholarships. I guess that…
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Memorial Day 2025
Memorial Day is a somber, as we reflect on those that took the ultimate sacrifice to protect this country’s constitution. Today the sun is shining, with only a few clouds in the sky. The temperature is a comfortable 68 degrees. It is as if Mother Nature is sending us a message that we will live…
Deflection 