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Another remembrance of mine is the Gateway Arch that is in St. Louis, Missouri. I remember it going up on the waterfront of the city of St. Louis, down along the Mississippi river.

I was a child then, and mom couldn’t afford a babysitter. She would take me to work and set aside a place in her office for me. It must have been in the summer time because I could remember seeing it from a distance. It was called the Gateway To The West. Not Westgate, which was shorter. I would watch out of the window of her office and after it got tall enough, I could see the two sides of the arch. When it got tall enough, they had to put in a span to keep the different sides from falling toward each other. When it came time to put in the final piece of the arch itself, there was a special celebration that took place. The last piece was lifted to the top to be put in place, and it had an American flag decorating the very top part. It was way in the distance from the hospital where mom worked, but even though small, I could see it.

After the last piece was in place and everything had been bolted and welded in, the two cranes which had slowly risen up the sides, slowly started down to the ground. I don’t know if the rail system which was used for those cranes was left in place, but the arch itself still stands today. Later there was a big scandal when someone decided to fly between the legs of the arch with a small airplane. I do not remember if they ever figured out who did that, it was in the newspapers. Mom and I were among the first 5,000 people who took the tour to the top of the inside of the arch. When we looked out of the windows that were up there, everything looked very small. What a view.

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Ever heard that before? Well, I really do remember when I was working in a machine shop.

I had a blast. They taught me how to read parts blueprints, inspect pieces to make sure they met specifications on the blueprints, how to use different types of measuring instruments. They even taught me how to use different machines, and different types of industrial clamps. When I was on my break, I was allowed to use some of the machines and scrap metal to make things. My boss was very lenient in letting me do those things. The idea that I was female never got in the way. Before too long, I had been taught how to be a shipping clerk, tool crib attendant, quality control inspector, and a machine operator. I would come home from work covered in machine oil, and metal shavings. When I said that I had a blast, I meant it. That job was more than just a job, it was fun. I enjoyed getting my hands on some of the different machines. I do believe that I was blessed with the type of employer that I had because in the 1970’s some jobs were assumed to be for males, and females were not expected to enjoy those types of things. I know that today attitudes are different; but, I am glad for the opportunities that I had before people got wise to female abilities also.

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Yes, today is another day. Another chance to go on the internet and look around.

I have been reading about the attacks in Israel. Peace on Earth seems so far away over there. I can understand why Israel is attacking back. I do not understand why people get upset when they try to protect themselves. It is twisted to imagine that they would not want to keep their, yes, THEIR country safe from attack.

Why people want to kill others I have no idea. I know that it happens, but my mind does not think that way. So far, our country has peace in it. No attacks, no bombs (that I know of), it is mostly just people going about their business and trying to survive and make a living.

Sometimes I wonder just what is going on in the world.

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Did you send out a lot of Christmas cards? If you do, did you use a custom rubber stamp? It would have saved you the need to sign each one, or to put on a return address sticker.

I cheated. Yup, I call it cheating. I called a lot of the people that I care about. Our phone has a lot of minutes on it and we do not have to pay for toll calls. It was nice to hear each person talking, it seemed to me to be more personal than just a piece of paper that could be sent. When I was young (I won’t tell you how long ago that was, ahem.) I would try to make individual cards to those that I wanted to send a card to. These days there is also e-mail that can be sent out to people. Most of the people that I know do have a computer, not always hooked up to the internet, but still a computer. E-mail does not seem so personal. After all I do like to talk. If you have read some of my blogging articles, it is rather obvious.

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The first time I read the phrase used cisco, I thought that someone was talking about used crisco. You know, the stuff that can be used for baking, frying, and other stuff?

Well, I found out that used cisco has to do with IT things with computers. I have no idea what these things are. I use a computer, a lot, it does not mean that I understand what all of the different things do or how they do them. I have said many times that I am still analog and hard copy with a lot of what I deal with in life, and I ain’t lying.

All I need to do now is figure out what a cisco is and what it does, or do I need that information? What do I say next? How about snicker, snort, or guffaw? There are some things that i do know and others that I do not know.

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It is now after Christmas. We survived the over abundance of food, the happy chaos of family, and our own over eating.

We went over to our niece’s home and visited with all of the folks who showed up there. We thoroughly enjoyed the food choices laid out for everyone, the laughter, all of the talking, the games that were played by the young ones. We had a blast….make that BLAST.

Now the next holiday is one that has gotten people killed. Or rather, how they celebrate it has gotten them killed. Please be safe, if you want to celebrate, go celebrate, but do not get behind the wheel after you have had even ONE drink - that can be fatal. If not for you, then for others on the road. There are taxis that can be taken, you can stay home and drink, you can have a friend that does NOT drink drive you home.

PLEASE BE SAFE - LIVE.

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I am afraid that I am upset. That is a mild way to describe how I feel.

A student was talking in class, so the teacher took off her high heel shoe and threw it at the student. The student ended up with a couple of teeth knocked loose, black eyes, split lip, and bruises. The parents saw the damage to their child and took her to the emergency room, the school did nothing. The oh so brave teacher ended up on paid administrative leave. A paid vacation for assault and battery of a minor child. How nice. That is sarcasm folks.

On a bus a student was throwing cookie crumbs. The bus driver stopped the bus demanded to know who was doing that, and when the other kids refused to rat out the mis-behaving student, the bus driver grabbed a girl from the front of the bus and threatened to cut off her hand if someone didn’t tell who threw the crumbs. The bus driver also ended up with paid administrative leave for terrorizing a child and threatening to cripple her. Another paid vacation for criminal behavior.

Tell me, what ever became of punishing the law breaker? These two school employees should be locked up in jail awaiting trial. If these were my kids, charges would be pressed and a law suit started against the school systems involved. This is so wrong. Hurting kids for TALKING, terrorizing and threatening permanent damage over COOKIE CRUMBS? Please tell me that you realize that this is messed up. :{

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I have written about many different things in my blogs. Today, i am going to write about something very serious. This cancer is called mesothelioma. There is a site that talks about it and how it can effect both males and females. This site is called Mesothelioma Help.com.

Any type of cancer is something to be gotten rid of and to fight. This type can effect different areas of the body internally. We recently lost a friend to lung cancer. It is not a peaceful type of death. If you need more information, please click on the above link that I put in my blog for accurate information. It also includes information on different types of treatment.

Please do not play around when it comes to cancer. Yes, many types are treatable and can now be fought. We knew a lady that BEAT colon cancer only to die later with pneumonia. Your health is NO toy.

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Every where you hear sounds of Christmas. Christmas carols, decorations, food, it should feel like Christmas. Instead, it feels like London. It’s foggy outside !

Am I pouting? Of course nnn……. well, maybe I am pouting. Where I grew up there was snow on the ground in December. Here in Texas, rarely. Of course there has been ice in some places, and that can be dangerous. Snow can be too, when it is too much snow. I lived in Florida for a while. Rain, sun, rain, cold, rain, palm trees, pine trees, sand spurs, flat tires on cars and on bicycles, Christmas did not feel like Christmas. I should quit complaining.

I am away from the sand spurs. Pine trees have a nice scent. Snow and ice can be dangerous when there is too much of it. Unfortunately you can’t arrange for the snow and ice to be only on the grass and trees. When the snow and ice come down, it falls every where. Still…..fog? I know it is not the weatherman’s fault. He does not control the weather. Maybe one of these days scientists might figure out a way to control it a little. Of course the way these things go, the hurricanes would go to Alaska, and the blizzards would go to Hawaii. OY VEY.

I should leave these things alone. Still…..fog? I need a fog knife.

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Hair today, gone…….MAYBE.

A few months ago I came up with the bright idea of letting my hair grow. I usually keep it around 2 inches long. Why did I do this? I learned about a special charity called LOCKS OF LOVE. If you get your hair cut and the part you cut off is 10 inches or longer, this organization can use the hair to make wigs for children that have diseases and are bald because of medical treatments.

It sounded like an easy way to help at the time. I mean, my hair will grow no matter what right now, and instead of throwing it away, it could be used for good things. Boy, I had forgotten what it is like to have that much hair on my head. It has gotten to the point that it now drives me crazy. Thank God for rubber bands. There is only one thing that I wish for right now. I want my hair to grow faster ! After it is long enough, I can cut it and stop the insanity. Sometimes, I feel almost like cousin It from the Adams family. I am not covered in hair, it just feels like it. Humph. :/

Any way, the words children and cancer should never be in the same sentence, but it happens. There are other diseases that can cause baldness and make those kids feel out of place. If you have long hair, and don’t want to just throw it all away, check out Locks of Love. Anything which will help these kids to feel as normal as possible is wonderful.:)

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