Kathy Warnes
I am a writer/historian from Michigan who likes to write about The Great Lakes.
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Uncle Mosby and the Damn Yankees!When the Yankees raided his still during the Civil War, Uncle Mosby faced the greatest brewing choice of his life. -
Baptizing Water in Union Grove, TexasTom's Mom thought he was safe enough attending Epworth League meetings at Union Grove Methodist church in Union Grove, Texas, but that's where Tom got in the most trouble.
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The Colorful KidnappingThelma tried everything including de-programming to free herself from longing for her home and parents on earth. Finally, her Gliesian husband Gerald suggested that travel to earth for a visit... -
Stephen Vincent Benet Wrote "John Brown's Body," but Advocated PeaceStephen Vincent Benet brought such historical figures as John Brown and Captain Kidd to life in his poems and focused a harsh spotlight on war and dictators. -
Night Time With Grandma and the Radio Led to a Life Time with the RadioTogether Grandma and I explored the Romance of Helen Trent and visited Ma Perkins. I adventured with the Lone Ranger, solved mysteries with the Shadow, and learned life time lessons. -
Happy Mother's Day, Mother My Own!Mothers come in many faces and flavors. Wish yours a Happy Mother's Day.
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Window ShoppingMarcy knew that society considered her too old to buy and enjoy the peignoir set, but she bought it anyway!
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Phil Ochs - Musical Conscience of the 1960s and TodayPhil Och's distinctive sound and passionate convictions still solidly survive and contain important messages for today’s world -
Earth Prints Every DayEveryone leaves Earth Prints during their time on the Earth. Earth Day is a good time to examine your Earth Prints and think or rethink their nature and their future. -
I'm Not Retired - I'm Busy Re-Treading!Some retirees are so busy that they have to stop and think about the best and worst things about retirement!
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Surrounded by Mother's Day and Dreading It?Mother's Day can be a sad day for a child without a mother or a mother without a child, but it can also be filled with happy memories and reaching out to others. -
An Easter Miracle GardenA garden is a miracle of nuturing, tranquillity, and transformation and the gardener as well as plants and flowers, performs miracles.
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Savage MusicMusic Robot Amberia had to choose between love for part of her human family, obedience to the mistress who hired her, and the dictates of Clinkscales, her parent company. -
Measuring Grandma's Wedding ChiliAs Melinda made her Grandmother's traditional wedding chili for her own wedding day, she wondered if she could measure the chili and she wondered if she should be marrying Jeb. -
Sycamore Trees Have Stood Sentinel Over Tragedies and Triumphs in Human HistoryHippocrates taught medicine under a Sycamore Tree. The children of the Theresienstadt concentration camp nurtured a sycamore tree and a sycamore tree survived the devastation of September 11, 2001. -
The Proven NavigatorWomen had a cemented place in Julia Wallingford's world, but she and her Kybernetes challenged traditional assumptions about women. She vowed to leave a line of Kybernetes and a legacy of freedom for future generations. -
Michael Hare Celebrated General George Washington's Birthday Fighting Alongside HimMichael Hare fought in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. He survived being calped and earned a living as a weaver and a teacher. He survived an Indian scalping and lived to be 115 years old. -
The Seducer TimeTime is no respecter of age, color, gender, class, or any of the differences that separate people.
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Love and the Tarnished FluteBertha had loved Jacob from the time her best friend Anna had introduced him when they became engaged. After Anna died, he asked Bertha to marry him. Could she live with being second choice?
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Valentine's Day DinnerJan and Tim tell their sides of their story and their Golden Lab Neptune could see both sides. Could his humans learn to compromise?
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Scarlett O'Hara is More Than a Conniving Southern Belle Who Goes with the WindIn Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind, Scarlett O'Hara was spoiled and willful, but she forged her stubborn will into survival tools when her world collapsed around her. She is a flawed character, but she is a human and relatable character.
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Twelve -Year-Old Ruth Becker's Courage and Faith Helped Her Survive the Sinking of the TitanicRuth Becker Blanchard lived a full and joyful life before she returned to the Titanic, but its sinking when she was 12 years old shaped her life.
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From Spiritual to Campfire to Cynicism: The Kumbayah StoryThe story of Kumbahay includes spiritual, quiet prayer song, progressive church hymn, popular protest song and more recently, symbol of cynicism.
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Biologist Dr..Kerry Kriger is on a Mission to SAVE the FROGS!Biologist Dr. Kerry Kriger and SAVE THE FROGS! walk a tight rope between dire predictions and hope for the future of frog species on planet earth. He works with ordinary people to help SAVE THE FROGS!
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SOE Agent Andree Borrel Lived Several Lifetimes in Her 24 YearsOn a September night in 1942, two female SOE agents parachuted into occupied France near the Loire River. Andree Borrel's mission led her to Paris, prison, and finally her execution.
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Captain Jedediah Spinnet and His Sons Caught Fish and PiratesPirates trap Captain Jedediah Spinnet and his sons who are voyaging to Cuba on a fishing trip, but they win their freedom with the help of the crew of the East Indiaman.
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A Fatal Honeymoon Trip - Kate Doupe's Dream and the Sinking of the WaubunoKate Doupe dreamed that the Waubuno had capsized and she and her husband, Dr. William Doupe, struggled in the waters of Georgian Bay. She begged Dr. Doupe to take the overland route, but he refused.
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Snowy Owls Stage Multiple Irruptions in 2011, Visiting Great Lakes and Southern StatesThe Snowy Owl sightings in Michigan and the other Great Lakes states have increased dramatically in 2011. They may just visit or make themselves a new home.
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Happy Chocolate Cheesecake New Year's Resolution!An unashamed, enjoyable chocolate cheesecake New Year's Resolution.
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer Sacrificed Everything to Oppose the NazisFebruary 4, 2012, will be Dietrich Bonhoeffer's 106th birthday, a good time to assess his impact on Christian theology and the German Resistance Movement.
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Novarupta Volcanoe Erupts and Blows Mt. Katmai's TopBefore June 5, 1912, Mt. Katmai towered above the small village of Katmai in Alaska. By June 8, 1912, Katmai's summit had disappeared, affecting the entire world.
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Delaney's Zaubertrankmeister and the Fountain of YouthTwo 1930s hobos, Delaney and his pal Jeb, meet Jantha, an alien women and the Zaubertrankmeister of an elixir of youth. Delaney and Jantha fall in love. Will he stay with her or leave and grow even older?
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Winter FacesWinter isn't always as permanent as it seems. Look closely at its varied faces and you will see its hidden secrets.
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Time Balls, Frogs, Acorns and Pickles Welcome the 2012 New YearThe custom of ball dropping on New Year's Eve symbolizes time passing and many places across America follow this tradition. Others have created more radical drops including pickes and acorns to welcome in the New Year.
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Kate Shelley Crawls Across the Railroad Bridge and Saves the Midnight ExpressKate Shelley had to crawl across the trestle bridge above the rampaging Des Moines River and flag down the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad's Midnight Express before it fell into the river below. Could she stop it in time?
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Rum Running Between AmendmentsDuring Prohibition ordinary people from communities along the Detroit River became rum runners, boot leggers, and home brewers.
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'Tis the Season to Be Snowy!Snow has a life and history of its own, a poetry and prose side. The poetry side of snow makes you appreciate warm houses and hot chocolate and the prose side makes you dress warmly and shovel slowly!
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James J. Metcalfe, FBI Agent, Loved People Enough to Write Poems for ThemJames J. Metcalfe served as an FBI agent during the gangster era in 1930s America and helped capture John Dillinger. He reported for the Chicago Sun Times and investigated the German American Bund. He also wrote best selling poetry.
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The Maritime Mystery of Theodosia Burr Alston's Disappearance Has Never Been SolvedTheodosia Burr Alston boarded the ship Patriot to sail from South Carolina to New York to visit her father, Aaron Burr. He haunted the docks waiting for her, but she never arrived.
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Does the Shade of Mary Surratt Haunt the Senate Chambers Seeking Justice?Mary Surratt and her fellow conspirators were executed for plotting and carrying out the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln on april 14, 1865. Historans are still arguing whether she was really guilty or an unfortunate victim of circumstance.
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Sparkling in Sunshine, Wandering with the Wind - the Symbolic Spider WebSpider webs are aristic and practical with as many complex layers as human society. Some people ignore or destroy them. Discerning people appreciate them.
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Christmas Carols "Silent Night" and "O Holy Night" Combine Faith and Tradition for a Message of HopeThe creators of two beloved Christmas carols, "Silent Night" and "O Holy Night", were flawed human beings, but they produced two Christmas carols that express the meaning of Christmas and proKvide hope for humnaity.
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Chips, the Decorated War Dog Who Bit General EisenhowerChips won medals for his bravery on the battlefield, but he indulged his reckless side by biting General Dwight David Eisenhower.
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Be Sure to Hug Someone to Celebrate National Hugging Day!National Hugging Day falls on January 21 of every year. The official celebration is just one day, but the hugging can be extended to last for the rest of the year.
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Surviving Suzuki and Mississippi Hot Dog'Mississippi Hot Dog" is a signature song for student performance and a litmus test for parental survival tactics during Music Lessons 101.
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The Pioneer Rocking Chair is Still Living Its Life StoryThe pioneer rocking chair traveled with Ezekiel, his wife Harmony, and their daughter Samantha on the Oregon trail, playing an important part in their lives and the lives of each generation of the Wilkins family.
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Jim's Green Christmas Beer HatSeven-year-old Jim didn't start the green Christmas beer feud between his favorite Uncle Patrick and his Dad on purpose, but he had to find a way to stop it.
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The Fault Might Not Be New Madrid's After AllSeismologists predict that the Wabash Valley Seismic Zone, which intersects and interacts with the New Madrid System, will produce a devastating earthquake in Mid America.
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Albert Einstein Questions the Meaning of an Uncluttered DeskAlbert Einstein defends a cluttered desk, but experts like Christine Reiter and Dr. Jay Brand recommend controlled, cognitive clutter.
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Happy Hands-on Historical New YearDid you know that the Babylonians celebrated New Year's Eve in March? Learn some interesting facts about celebrating the New Year and discover some museums that feature New Year's Eve celebrations
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Katherine K. Davis Said that Her Carol "The Little Drummer Boy" Almost Wrote ItselfKatherine Davis wrote a life time of music before "The Little Drummer Boy," but it is one of her most enduring songs.
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A Christmas Card from Christmas Come LatelyThoughts for a special someone who gets sidelined by the busy Christmas season.
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"Do You Hear What I Hear?" is a Christmas Carol and a Prayer for PeaceNoel and Gloria Regney wrote "Do You Hear What I Hear?", a timeless Christmas prayer for peace, during the Cuban Missile Crisis in the Cold War.
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Should You Choose a Real, Artificial or Living Christmas Tree?Instead of trying to be politically correct about Christmas trees, choose the one that fits your fancy and your family.
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Protecting Your Christmas Tree from Curious, Climbing, Clever, CatsHere are a few tips for keeping your cats and your Christmas tree safe.
