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And they're back

Late May and early June are when we start seeing and feeling the darn biting gnats. Every year around this time they come. They''re small but their bite is as itchy as it's possible to be. I made the mistake... Continue reading

Posted 2 hours ago at respublica

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What a weekend

We spent the Memorial Day weekend in Collinsville attempting to get some work done on the house before we move over for good. Dale got distracted and involved with making his bookshelves which are turning out nice and probably necessary... Continue reading

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Packing them in

Lots of news about Missouri's opening up business and resorts today. The main news report we've seen over and over this morning is all the people packed together in pools and bars and restaurants in the Ozarks. Actually a pool... Continue reading

Posted 2 days ago at respublica

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How is this for truth?

We've been living with the Coronavirus shut-down for almost 3 months and in that time we sat through daily, almost hourly, updates. Now some states are opening, some are staying closed. Some open ones have different levels of openings while... Continue reading

Posted 3 days ago at respublica

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Selecting a watermelon

Here on the seminary campus we've planted watermelons for a number of years. These have been of the small variety because we were never certain of the length of the growing season. Plus, smaller melons are easier to deal with.... Continue reading

Posted 4 days ago at respublica

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Now they tell us

After weeks of wiping down every single thing that comes into our house from the grocery store or anywhere else, wiping down the steering wheel of the car and the doors, wiping door knobs etc etc, because it was said... Continue reading

Posted 5 days ago at respublica

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Lake of the Ozarks pretty much totally booked

News that is, but shouldn't be, surprising. "For two months Midwesterners have been fleeing to the Lake of the Ozarks from cities and states shut down by coronavirus, and local business owners say they’re seeing signs the coming Memorial Day... Continue reading

Posted 5 days ago at respublica

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2020 the year that keeps on giving

As if the country hasn't had enough this year, along comes this headline: "Millions of Cicadas are set to emerge after developing for 17 years underground." All I can to this is, "Of course they are". We may as well... Continue reading

Posted 5 days ago at respublica

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Nature is taking over

It is unreal how things are growing this year. Trees are bushy-er than I've ever seen and plant life, oh my. This may well be a result of very little human interaction with nature. No one to pick or clip... Continue reading

Posted 6 days ago at respublica

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The no eye contact era

I've realized most of the employees of grocery stores and probably Walmart, Target etc, are not at all given to be friendly or even given to make eye contact. Shoppers are pretty much following the same practice. It's been something... Continue reading

Posted 6 days ago at respublica

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Tally catch up

I've missed a couple from last week Mattresses 36 Ladders 37 Continue reading

Posted 6 days ago at respublica

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Another crank

In the post below I told of shopping cart putter backers cranks, here is another example of how cranky we're all getting these days. "We need to stop worrying about runners and cyclists without a mask and instead be concerned... Continue reading

Posted 7 days ago at respublica

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Was this a dream or a Tweet?

I woke up this morning to see a tweet from Dan McLaughlin in which he shared someone's theory on shopping carts. The responses to this and the linked tweet were unending with people argumentatively taking both sides. Here is the... Continue reading

Posted 7 days ago at respublica

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Speaking of food again

So many restaurants have gone to drive-up pick-up these days and many are grateful for this. We haven't done this as yet, I still worry about everything beyond this house. However I do give the photos of these restaurant's a... Continue reading

Posted May 18, 2020 at respublica

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Speaking of recipes

This Covid19 home bound business has had us having to make all dinners at home which means coming up with more variety. Dale would eat pasta every night, especially white pasta. All that takes is any size spaghetti noodles (he... Continue reading

Posted May 18, 2020 at respublica

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Posted May 18, 2020 at respublica

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One more Texas recipe

As I promised, or threatened the other day, here is Laura Bush's recipe for Baked Potato Soup. In reality it isn't really baked potato, it's mashed potato soup. Unless she baked her potatoes before she mashed them. In any event,... Continue reading

Posted May 18, 2020 at respublica

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A few campus scenes from this past week

These have nothing to do with graduation, but I found them interesting. First was a sod company laying sod at one of the faculty homes. What was fascinating was how they did this. Big truck rolled in holding huge bales... Continue reading

Posted May 17, 2020 at respublica

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Texas Recipes

While going through a kitchen drawer in Collinsville I came across myriad manuals that come with things we've bought over the years. For instance, our stove, refrigerator, grill etc...Many manuals are for things we no longer own and have replaced.... Continue reading

Posted May 16, 2020 at respublica

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Falling ladders making a comeback

Mattresses 34 Ladders 35 Continue reading

Posted May 14, 2020 at respublica

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Eating with dummies

One of northern Virginia's (DC area) more famous restaurants has come up with a very original plan for when they will be allowed to re-open. Since re-opening will have restrictions regarding separating diners by certain distances, they have been gathering... Continue reading

Posted May 14, 2020 at respublica

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Stop the lobbing

Saw this from one of our former students and now pastor: "For every expert, there is an equal and opposing expert. Please don't lob statistics at one another like grenades. Love one another." The expert thing is so true. Continue reading

Posted May 14, 2020 at respublica

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Here's a thought

KSDK's Allie Corey put this up at the end of the broadcast today: We've heard this many times: Some see the glass as half full, some see the glass as half empty. But the glass is refillable. Continue reading

Posted May 13, 2020 at respublica

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We're getting angry and taking it out on others

KSDK's traffic and fitness reporter, Monica Adams who is married to a St. Louis policeman, mentioned this on Twitter today: "My husband has said heads are getting hot and the pandemic is really starting to show in mental health cases.... Continue reading

Posted May 13, 2020 at respublica

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Clean your house!

This has to be one of the most insane articles published during this pandemic era. It was put up by some sort of realtor/ home ownership website and I saw it when a regular news outlet shared it. The title... Continue reading

Posted May 13, 2020 at respublica

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