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PURPLE MARTIN SONG: When the birds return to Chattanooga [To my Family and also in memory of Tom Varner. (After the Blizzard of 1993)] By Steve Plonk I remember all of you When the purple martin’s return to Chattanooga When the birds come home to stay awhile Until cold temperatures pass away This Ma...

Looks like Lindbergh was flying by the seat of his pants and a compass.
The day looked foggy and visability wasn't good. Amazing that he took off that day at all.

Hopefully, the far right and far left will refrain from hurting one another or any of us.

I have the optimistic idea that a Health Care Bill will pass at the end of the weekend--perhaps on Monday. Nice to start the first week of Springtime off right...

Reply to all...works for me... Happy St. Patty's Day! Bubble & Squeak! Did na forget to wear the green... Sprang is gettin' ready to sprung. I believe it may even come in on time this year. Speaking of time... I hate to change back to daylight savings time here in the USA. So I slept in late, to pos...

Addendum to previous reply: I understand, now, that the focus has been shifted to the House where 216 votes are needed. I am in another die-hard republican's district, Zach Wamp, who is also running for governor. He is opposed to the Healthcare Bill and there's no changing him. I hope the Democrats ...

mtmynd, I heard that if the the republicans stop haggling and obstructing, that a healthcare bill could be passed this week. I hope what I heard about happens. I live in a red state, Tenn., whose represented by "Mr. Healthcare Obstruct", himself, Sen. Alexander. Alexander is okay with the environmen...

Hopefully, when the bill passes and is made into law, we will have programs fully funded and as many people covered as possible. We don't need a bill which "borrows from Peter to pay Paul", as the saying goes. Health Care delivery in this country needs fixing and needs fixing as fast and as equitabl...

"Ch Ch Ch Changes! Strain to make the change it ain't easy...Keep at it you all rock and rollers...Time may change me, but I cain't change time..." A half-cocked quote from a David Bowie song...Works for me, so I thought I'd throw it out in the net. So is it great to be alive and still kicking cans!...

Metaphors are great. I assume you may be talking about Iran. I also assume that you may want to leave the door open to discuss Iran. Iran's stubborn resistence to inspectors would be a good place to start. Accusing lost hikers of "spying" would be another awesome place to start talking. Let me know ...

LIFE IN THE HORSE LANE: ON HEALTHCARE By Steve Plonk Perhaps all of you who"dis" the right to healthcare should read the preamble to the "Declaration of Independence": "...endowed by our Creator with certain inalienable rights, among them: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...." and the Pre...

Thanks to Doreen Peri, et al, for setting me up a new column, "Life in the Horse Lane" in the Columnists forum. I look forward to hearing from as many who care to post.

Please visit my column: "Life in the Horse Lane" in the columnists forum.
Hope you will enjoy posting there. Thanks to Doreen Peri, et al, who made it possible.

This is my author's note on this Reprise. I reprinted it in my "Life in the Horse Lane" column section in case folks want to refer back to it directly, instead of going back to the General Discussion forum. Enjoy.

CONTEMPLATION ON THIS AGE OF OPINION : A Blast From the Past By Steve Plonk Years ago, at around November 30, 1967, the U. S. population passed the marker of 200 million people. Now, these amazingly short historical years later, we are crossing the marker of 300 million people . All these many peopl...

This announcement will introduce this column, "Life in the Horse Lane", to the blog. I am Steve Plonk. I have two B.S. degrees from land grant universities, and am a member of the Academy of American Poets. I live in the Chattanooga, TN metro area. I've been published in small quarterlies and monthl...