I am sorry to note that one of my favorite actresses has died at the age of 96 (just seven days short of her 97th). Angela Lansbury had a diverse list of acting and singing credits since 1942. From Bednobs and Broomsticks to Beauty and the Beast to the Manchurian Candidate.I most remember her b
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10/12/2022
The Queen of England for most of my life has died. Her son, Charles, is the King. (Charles III)When I consider that I have lived through 13 US Presidents , 7 Popes and 1 Queen of England (15 British Prime Ministers) - I feel a sense of loss at her passing.When we think of Royalty - most Americans
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09/08/2022
I am sorry to be absent from ActiveRain for a long time. I was tempted to return with the Kentucky Derby this year, an event which I have commented on in the past, but the possibility of a Triple Crown horse was lost when Rich Strike did not participate in the Preakness. However I have another
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05/25/2022
So as not to be accused of burying the lead, the rest of my title quote is "... Mighty Casey has struck out". The baseball analogy, drawn from a poem by Ernest Thayer in 1888, will do more to date me and limit my audience than I would like.The Supreme Court has rejected the Texas case against PA
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12/11/2020
Today is the first of December and we are not sure who was elected President. The media and big Tech have an opinion. Fortunately, their opinion is not any better than mine in terms of legal effect. The strategies in the various states are fascinating to read. It may be one of the few times t
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12/01/2020
The campaigns are over. An amazing number of people have not only made up their minds who they want to vote for - they have taken advantage early voting, absentee ballots and mail-in ballots. Tomorrow we have the final election day and we will elect a President and Vice-President; the entire Ho
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11/02/2020
It is with sorrow that I report that Sir Sean Connery ("Bond ... James Bond") has passed away at the age of 90 years. I am old enough to remember his performances from Darby O'Gill and the Little People through the Bond years, creating the role of the iconic British Secret Service Agent in Dr. N
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10/31/2020
I doubt that any of my regular readers will be surprised by the title of this post. What may surprise you is that I do not intend to participate in the game of name-calling or character smearing that my contemporaries might rely on to describe the Democrat candidates. I will confine this post t
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10/14/2020
I received an interesting note recently from a source I was not familiar with. I will present it, as I received it -- without comment other than to mention that Snopes is not satisfied with the identification of the source. So with that caveat, I offer the following for your consideration. "Dr.
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09/24/2020
For many of us, Lee Greenwood's ballad "God Bless the USA" has become an instant patriotic favorite and it is particularly appropriate for the Fourth of July, American Independence Day. I found that Lee has issued a new arrangement of the song which just appeared on YouTube today courtesy of Fox
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07/05/2020