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oddities, observations & ?'s, #8

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oddities, observations, & ?'s...#8             It is hard to imagine there is one single person in America who doesn't believe there have been social injustices in our country.  The notion that an individual can rewrite history to his or her specifications and then advance those thoughts as factual is (choose one) a. crazy  b.  farcical  c.  laughable  d.  a, b, and c   It would be a tough job to be a Social Studies teacher in Florida or any number of other states.   A week or so ago, I placed a merchandise order (in person) with a sales rep at my second Encore Performance. The order included Little Tree Air Fresheners.   Five days later, I received a text message on my personal phone from Amazon promoting Little Tree Air Fresheners.      HUH ?  What's up with that ?   I can’t imagine there are many Police Pursuit Vehicle Dealerships in the country, but, Salem, Indi...

more memories...#5

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  more memories...#5                             This is not the first time traveling after retirement has been mentioned in one of my posts.  In fact, unofficially, retirees wanting to see and hear the sites and sounds of far away places is the initial thought of the majority of people I interview.  At the least, it is the favorite activity most people would like to be able to afford to do.    For most of us, our travel desires during working years are restricted to predictable annual domestic vacations.  Spring Break  and Fall Break  here in Louisville, Kentucky, will usually find vacationing families headed for Destin or Pensacola, Florida.     I am reminded of a young lady during my Encore Performance .  She was a senior by the name of Avery Jackson.     She and I and another student were in my office two or three days before this par...