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Memorial Day 2020

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Marty Ryan

This year, on Memorial Day, I reminisced about Memorial Days past.  It used to be a huge day of drinking for me and my American Legion comrades of the 1970s and 1980s.  I don’t miss them – the days of … Continue reading →

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Who Was That Unmasked Man?

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Stephanie Fawkes-Lee

One snowy winter day in Minnesota many years ago, I bundled up my first-born son Gregg, complete with light blue snowsuit, navy fur-lined aviator hat and hand-knitted mitten and headed to the store.  He wasn’t even two-years-old and couldn’t talk … Continue reading →

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Observations

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Marty Ryan

Are you the type of person who writes little notes to yourself so that you can write a letter, a blog, or an article later?  I want to say that I’m that person, but I’m not.  It’s not from a … Continue reading →

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Order Up

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Marty Ryan

In the Army, written formal orders from above can be good; they can be bad.  When you’re not expecting orders, they can be like getting a notice from the Internal Revenue Service, it will make your stomach feel uneasy.  Upon … Continue reading →

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That First Job

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Marty Ryan

Upon writing a blog about the Coronavirus in packing houses, not too many people are aware of my extensive background in the meat packing industry.  It’s not a career I would choose, but it was one I fell into.  My … Continue reading →

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Easter Shoes

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Marty Ryan

Last Saturday, Stephanie was going to the store and asked if I needed anything.  In my world, need and want are the same thing.  I decided against asking for another thirty-eight-ounce package of M&Ms.  But it was the day before … Continue reading →

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