Eagle’s Eye - March 2010

My wife and daughter are pretty smart and I am seldom surprised with some of the things that they will come up with.

“Beware of the Ides of March” smirked my daughter.

“What’s an ide?” I asked.
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Valentine’s Day

February 14th is Valentine’s Day. On that day, I will often buy my wife flowers; other times I will purchase a card or a small gift. I rarely spend a lot of money, since it doesn’t take a lot of money to express an appropriate thought.
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New Years and Millard Fillmore

My daughter is very well educated. Some years back, she managed to get a wonderful scholarship to a fancy private college in Iowa. She did well, graduated and now works as an editor for a company in Vancouver USA.
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Eagle’s Eye - December 2009

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

Christmas, also referred to as Christmas Day, is an annual holiday celebrated on December 25th that commemorates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth.
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Thanksgiving – A different View

The members of my church seem to love food. After services, our fellowship hall is always filled with people, conversation, and lots of food. You would think that on Sundays, people would hurry home; but at our church, everyone seems to like to linger and visit.
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Painting

Kiwanis believes that we can change the world, one child, and one community at a time.
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Zoo

My son, Tim, is one of several thousand soldiers in the Oregon National Guard that have been called to active duty. He and others from his National Guard unit were told that they will be supplementing active duty forces in Iraq. For many of them, this will be their second or third tour. The last time my son was called up, he served 18 months; this time, he was told, that it would, probably, be only for a year. Read more

A Shaggy Dog Story

I sit on a number of boards and commissions, many of which have paid employees. Most of the paid people that I work with do an excellent job; a few of them do outstanding work. More often than not, much of their good work goes unnoticed and unappreciated. Read more

Camp Learned-A-Lot

Early last June, my wife and I attended “Camp Learned-A-Lot” at Hudson Park Elementary in Rainier. Let me tell you how this came about.
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Tammy and the Muffler Man

Tammy is a little lady who prides herself on her honesty and personal honor. People that know her well will tell you that you can always trust her. “That lady has a strong sense of right and wrong. If she sees something that is wrong, she will do everything in her power to make it right.” Read more

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