Category Archives: thoughts

For Every August Fog a Winter Snowfall

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Colins Place

August 1. Foggy morning. Mark my calendar with a “1.” That’s one snowfall predicted. Weather-lore learned in childhood returns to me time and again – more a part of me than … Source: For Every August Fog a Winter Snowfall

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British Word Of The day – Subbuteo

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Colins Place

A random thought becomes my British Word Of The Day. Subbuteo Subbuteo is a group of table top games simulating team sports such as association football, cricket, both codes of rugby and hockey. The name is most closely associated with … Continue reading →

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Meat Labeling Law Repeal Leaves Buyers in Dark About Product Origins

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Colins Place

Do you want to know where the meat you are buying was born, raised and processed? I sure do. I am fed up with having to check food labels, so that we can avoid fish and canned produce from China. … Continue reading →

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AMA Calls for Ban on Direct to Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs and Medical Devices

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Colins Place

This story is re blogged from a press release on the American Medical Association website. My take: This hopefully will help control prices of proprietary prescription drugs. AMA Calls for Ban on Direct to Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs and … Continue reading →

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Where Were You?

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Colins Place

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Lest We Forget

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Colins Place

Today, September 11th, 2015, is the 14th anniversary of the terrorist attack, known as 9-11. There is a memorial, in Rensselaer, Indiana, to the men and women that lost their lives in the terrorist attacks that happened on September 11th, … Continue reading →

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Life is a journey

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Colins Place

I heard a song on the radio, one I had heard maybe hundreds of times before, but this time, the lyrics got me thinking. Life is a journey (from the cradle to the grave). The journey, and the people and … Continue reading →

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