"Veterans Day", by Tom Russell, performed by Johnny Cash,  from the 1990 Album Boom Chicka Boom It's Veterans Day.  Nov...

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Enjoy the music. It's raining here in Seattle, but you can still enjoy the fireworks. *smiles* H/T: Thanks to our dear friend Blue...

As some of you know, I am a huge fan of Cakewrecks and the thanksgiving turkey cake posts never disappoint. Seriously how in the world are ...

Hope you had a bit of a fall feast in your corner of the world. Why not tell us all about it.

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Ready for the Holidays? *smiles sweetly* Open Thread on holiday preparations.

Dear Community, Happy Thanksgiving! Hope yours was wonderful. (And did not involved anything like the vintage scene above- lol.) What did yo...

This weekend, take some time to honor those in your family who went before, blazed the trails and brought you into this mad mad world. Sing ...

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Hope you all are having a good Labor Day Monday. It was great to see and hear so much support for unions and labor movements in Denver. SEIU...

Love, American Style Today, I am happy. I am happy because I get to write. I love to write. I am happy because it is Friday, the Fourth of J...

1st Battalion 1st Marine Division. Korea. Open Thread As I do each year, I'll be spending part of today at Tahoma National Cemetery . T...

Lots and Lots Going On In no particular order, not necessarily related, or even important... Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto ...

Sing it, Clyde! Yes folks, I've been a little bit caught up with family and all the fun, travel and drama that the holiday season brings...

President Franklin D. Roosevelt and family at Christmas (Dec 24, 1943.) photo White House archives . Merry Christmas. I've been browsing...

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