May 16, 2026 NV# 207

Arguments only confirm people in their own opinions.-Booth Tarkington

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THE GIFT

“If our American way of life fails the child, it fails us all.”- Pearl S. Buck

SERENDIPITOUS THINGS: Searching for something this week among the tsunami of things I’ve done and saved for years (and not finding it) I found lots of other things. This “thing” (above) was among them.

It is essentially a note to myself – more of a footnote – memory from the years when I was the local meals-on-wheels cook and bottle washer at the Congregational church.

At one point I was privileged to be able to have kids from the local school come (I believe it was one day a week) to help me. This note describes my interaction with one. I called it “The Gift”.

I have many more serendipitous “things to share”.

MAJOR JANE

“May God save the country, for it is evident that the people will not.” -Millard Fillmore

I REMEMBER

“One of the worst things that can happen to a person is to know his own destiny.” - Snoopy

An Olden Podcast

“If it happens, it happens.” - Peanuts / Charles Schulz

This is A VERY SPECIAL NOTE

NEW: I’ve added a “special section” to the “Past 20 Years” part of the page. You will find there nearly (but not all) every video and audio production I’ve published over the last few years. They’re not arranged as nicely as I want them to be. But SOME are there – and I’ll add to them as time passes.

WALKER

“I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.”-Wolfgang Amadeus Moza
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VERMILION HISTORY THEATRE:  Due to all the distractions surrounding me lately I neglected to keep the link to the History Audio/ Video Theatre. So – click on the name above and visit.