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My nephew just got back to the States from Afghanistan and family members are on their way to see him.  No, unfortunately he’s not back for good, instead it’s a two week hiatus that is much needed.  He had a close call a few months back when the tank he was riding in was destroyed.  […]

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Bon 14 juillet à toutes et à tous, surtout nos amis et la famille de Patrick aujourd’hui!
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A dear friend of mine passed away and I find it hard to believe that she’s been gone a full year.  There are moments, especially when I’m driving, that I think, can she truly be gone?  Or I’ll talk to her in my mind and it’s almost as if I can hear her voice and […]

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Maya Muses:  Einstein said that in reality Time does not exist, yet ironically as each year passes, Time seems to go by just a little bit faster, while we progressively move slower through our lives.  It’s just one of those phenomena of life. 
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Maya Muses: A Happy 4th of July to one and all celebrating in the U.S. and elsewhere around the globe!!!
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I love this photo of B.B.  That she accepts who she is and allows someone to take her portrait shows that she’s beyond the shallowness of physical beauty.  Yes, she ruffles many feathers because of her animal rights activism, and for her conservatism concerning the overpopulation of foreigners in France, especially Muslims.  Bardot minces no […]

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When my younger brother, Bam, (not his real name) bought a beautiful black convertible Stingray Corvette, I could understand how he was constantly babying his new car, but when he seriously thought of moving to a new house so he could drive his car right into his bedroom, I thought he was going bonkers!  He had […]

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This has nothing to do with the French, but rather with Anglophones who write about France.
I started reading a book recently and after the first few pages I had to stop and get myself another book to read!  I won’t even mention the name of the book, or the author, because it annoys me, well […]

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Why does a blog that has only been in the blogosphere for a few months get millions of visitors coming to its site, and a book deal to boot, while other blogs that have been around for years (and are just as good, if not better), hardly get any traffic at all?  If you ask me, it’s […]

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Ask anyone in the US if they know who Miss Teen USA is and most people will draw a blank, or else they’ll talk to you about Miss South Carolina.  Google Miss Teen USA and you’ll get Miss South Carolina rather than the title winner.  Why?  Because of Miss SC’s blunder in answering a simple […]

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