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My Thanksgiving 2018: Spending Time With a Forgotten 105 year -old American Hero: Colonel Ollie Cellini

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    It was nearing the end of the day for me while I was serving my duty in the ICU at the hospital. I was called to the emergency department to admit a patient to the ICU. He was stabilized in the ED and I came to see him there prior to transferring him to the ICU. “Carson, he’s 105 years old and the family doesn’t want him to have heroic measures done, like CPR or intubation, but they will al Read More

Team 72: Middle School Special Ops

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  Wimachindink, Wingolasek, Witahemaway   I must now confess that I enlisted at age 11 in a quasi – military, super patriotic Christian organization, based on Indian folklore, replete with survival training in the woods, lifesaving techniques, endless marching, lots of flag saluting, public prayer, hazing, firearms training and psychological endurance tests. Some didn’t make it up the ranks very far befo Read More

So Help me God

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                        I’m keeping with my policy about not blogging about politics.  While I do have strong political opinions, a literary blog is not the place for them.  Today’s blog will however, be about something that is much more important than any political opinion could ever hope to be, and in fact has formed the backbone of this great country since the beginning.  I’m Read More