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Muddy Boots.
Tuesday evening, a storm came through the town where my folks live and snapped huge, sturdy trees like they were toothpicks. It hit the firehouse and a lot of other structures around town and they just restored power today, which is Saturday. My father said that he saw the storm coming and he was scared. Read more
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Taking our daughters and sons to work.
Today is Taking Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. The purpose of it is to expose young people to a workday of a parent or mentor. This helps to instill the value of education and work-life balance as it offers all of the benefits of an interactive experience in a workplace environment. This year Read more
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When it rains, it pours.
Right before the Easter holiday, a big fire destroyed an apartment building in a nearby section of our city. Then there was the tornado in St. Louis, and now there is flooding and storms all over the South. I hope that things calm down soon. I guess things like this keep me thankful for our Read more
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AT&T and T Mobile. Why I’m Concerned.
Consumer Reports has weighed in very strongly against the proposed merger of AT&T and T Mobile. As a T-Mobile customer, I’m completely against it because AT&T sucks, and by sucks, I mean they have the worst customer service in the cellular business. This is a documented fact, and they charge WAY more (somewhere between 15 Read more
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