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As we see the Easter candy fill the shelves at the store, the one I am most drawn to is an old fashioned flavor. I love black licorice, that smooth ripe flavor of anise. The best of course is Brachs, but I can make do with any black jelly bean. I buy them by the bag. The occasional red or yellow is pleasing enough, but the black fills my mouth…

In the process of trying to find out what is going on in our country, as a concerned citizen and conscientious voter, I actively seek out various points of view on the news. Some I agree with, some I do not and others I simply find interesting. Where three sources from three differing points of view intersect, something resembling the truth is found. Trying to find it is much like…

Obviously I have some imaginative ear worm that I picked up and nurtured as a small child. It was more than an imaginary friend and less than a full retreat from reality, but it was a safe haven, a place I could play, learn, and enjoy. As an adult, snippets of imagination have always slipped past my practical side to contaminated my daily routines, from blaming the dirty dishes on…