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Monthly Archives: October 2009

Swallows of San Juan Capistrano

October 31, 2009 – 11:50 am

After winter’s vacation, in Argentina, they return each year as if by subpoena. How do they do it, for ages it’s been asked, how do these little birds perform such a task? But then these are not just any birds, but the famous swallows of which you’ve heard. As sure as the notes of an accomplished [...]

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Two Frogs on a Lily Pad

October 31, 2009 – 11:44 am

Two frogs on a lily pad, saying awful things about the toad. At least that’s what I’ve been told, and mean remarks make me mad. “He’s weird, just look at those warts, and his skin is so horribly rough” said one, and as if that wasn’t enough, the other replied with more ugly retorts. Two milk cows on the [...]

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Little Girl and a Big Money Nickel

October 27, 2009 – 9:27 am

It was just another fall day, really not unlike any other, as little Sally skipped home from school to be with her mother. Today the fourth grader had finally aced a math test and couldn’t wait to tell mom, she’d be so impressed. But suddenly she saw something and quickly applied the brakes to pick [...]

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The Young Merchant of Oak Street

October 27, 2009 – 9:19 am

School was out for the Summer, the weather more hot than warm, and eleven year old Ron was working on his business plan, dotting every “i” and crossing every “t”, no detail missed his scan, and he had all Summer to take Oak Street by storm. Ron was an “A” student well ahead of his [...]

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Ode to Performing Artists Extraordinaire

October 26, 2009 – 12:51 pm

This tale is not one of just so-so or good, nor the almost  grand, but about performing artists with rare ability to make us cry, or laugh, or chill, or thrill, change our mood upon demand. We have our own opinions, you and I, of who has talent we can’t deny, of the really extraordinary entertainers we find in [...]

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