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Month: February 2011

Posted on 26 February, 201110 December, 2019

20/20 Hindsight – John Lennon Got It Right

I have surprised myself in many ways of late. For instance, I have developed an appreciation for John Lennon the man, and his politics, or absence of same, if you will. I regret not being man enough early on in my life to accept his right to speak out, rather than just his music. This …

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Posted on 23 February, 20115 March, 2011

Honey Bees – Man’s First Best Friends

Each hive on the right has 1 queen, left, and about 45,000 worker bees

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.  (Proverbs 16:24) I am a beekeeper, having shepherded several bee operations both large and small over the years.  I grew up across the street from my uncle Darwin, a master beekeeper in my hometown.  He was the most interesting man …

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Posted on 17 February, 201118 February, 2011

Music IS Life . . .

Just as we all have a story to tell, many of us, if not most of us have found their story already told in music. So it is with me, and that is why a Music Is Life tab will  now and forever be a part of my WordPress blog.  It is amazing to feel …

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Posted on 13 February, 20115 October, 2015

Pourin’ The Coal to Union Pacific’s Challenger 3985

Challenger 3985 departing Evanston Wyoming

This was a pretty good day! Most kids love trains, but this old kid at heart is totally smitten with them, particularly the vintage steam locomotives that used to steam in and out of Ogden 40 or 50 times a day back in the 1940's. Here in my hometown, we are fortunate to have Union …

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