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Daily Quip

Originally posted on Butterfly Sand:
We were all children once. Sometimes we forget that.

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The Crossing Guard Chronicles: Oh, What We’ve Missed…

Originally posted on S'amusing:
“Today, April 30, 1789, is a big day in American history. It happened in New York City and was the first of its kind. Do you know what it is?” * This would have been…

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Please Honor Memorial Day

Originally posted on charles french words reading and writing:
(https://pixabay.com) I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend, but I also hope you remember why this holiday exists.  The word “holiday” comes from “holy day,” and the remembrance of…

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HELLO! Remember Me?

Originally posted on Pacific Paratrooper:
Tomorrow is 1 May, the start of Military Appreciation Month.  I thought it appropriate to remind some about the flag they fly under and why…… Some call me Old Glory, others call me the Star…

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Quotations on Perseverance

Originally posted on charles french words reading and writing:
In these difficult times when many are feeling great stress and fear, please do not be upset about inconvenience. I hope a few quotations might be useful. (www.pixabay.com) “Courage is not…

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Faces

Originally posted on Down the Hall on Your Left:
Faces. Everybody has one with the exception of those people we meet who turn out to have two, but we try to avoid them. As a youth in Pennsylvania there was…

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First Day Out

Today we had a drive-by birthday party for a fellow teacher.  It was the first time ‘out’ except for occasional trips to the grocery store, which are somber and depressing.  The masks and one-way lines and store monitors will one … Continue reading

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National Library Week 2020

Originally posted on By Hook Or By Book:
Celebrating National Library Week is going to be a little challenging this year, but are we up to it? What’s that?  I don’t think I heard you. Now THAT’S what I’m talking…

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Quotations On Empathy

Originally posted on charles french words reading and writing:
(https://commons.wikimedia.org) “Never Criticize A Man Until You Have Walked A Mile In His Moccasins.”                                                             Native American Saying (https://en.wikipedia.org) “I do not ask the wounded person how he feels, I myself…

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Seeing the World Through a Child’s Eyes

Originally posted on Pete Springer:
One of the things about life is that experience is often the best teacher.? While most of us have endured plenty of personal challenges in our lives, the COVID-19 virus is brand new to us…

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