Monthly Archives: July 2024

Her Sister Role

Posted on July 31, 2024 by Caryn

My grandniece, Zoey Iverson is growing up so fast…maybe faster than most nine-year-olds maybe, but Zoey has taken her sister role very seriously. No one pushed that on her, she just knew that her brother, Continue reading →

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Superfortress Down

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Caryn

The mission began on July 29, 1953. The B-50 Superfortress piloted by Captain Stanley K O’Kelley had a total of seventeen crewmembers aboard. Its mission was a reconnaissance flight over North Korea. It took off from Honshu, Japan. Continue reading →

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Role Model

Posted on July 29, 2024 by Caryn

The beginning of my niece, Raelynn Masterson’s life story is really a little funny…not because Raelynn was funny, but because her mom, Dustie Masterson was. Raelynn was Dustie’s first child, and when she went into labor on this day 21 years ago, Continue reading →

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Bonus Marchers

Posted on July 28, 2024 by Caryn

Following their service in World War I, veterans were given a veterans’ bonus certificates…basically an I.O.U. from the government. When the Great Depression hit, and many veterans were out of work, the certificates became essentially worthless. Continue reading →

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Something For Everyone

Posted on July 27, 2024 by Caryn

The 2024 Summer Olympic games officially opened yesterday in Paris. There were a number of great entries in the parade, and as always, the Torch Relay did not disappoint. I think my favorite person in the relay was Kevin Piette. Continue reading →

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The Things That Matter

Posted on July 26, 2024 by Caryn

My grandnephew, Ryder Birky has had a busy year of exploration and growth. You might be thinking that means that he is a young man embarking on a new career or something, but the reality is that Ryder is a little boy of just 2 years. I know, you are thinking, Continue reading →

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“I’m Innocent”

Posted on July 25, 2024 by Caryn

Kirk Bloodsworth was a 23-year-old ex-Marine in 1984, when 9-year-old Dawn Hamilton was brutally raped and beaten to death with a rock. She was then left in a wooded area of Rosedale, Maryland, near her home. Continue reading →

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Voynich Manuscript

Posted on July 24, 2024 by Caryn

Believed to have originated in the early 1400s, the Voynich Manuscript is an ancient text that still baffles scientists. The manuscript is hand-written in an unknown language that has been carbon-dated to roughly 1404 – Continue reading →

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Racial Unrest

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Caryn

There have been times in the history of our nation, when peace seemed to reign in the land, and then there have been times, when chaos was the word of the day. in 1967, chaos was definitely the word of the day…in Detroit, Michigan, anyway. Continue reading →

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Buffalo Slaughter

Posted on July 22, 2024 by Caryn

It is amazing to me that the ideas of one person can change the world, a nation, state, or city. Sometimes the changes are good, and sometimes they are horrible. During the early years of the Old West, besides fighting with the American Indians, Continue reading →

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