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How My Dog Watches Television

My dog watches television. However, he is kinda weird, he doesn’t just watch television he watches me watching television in order to obtain his social cues. Every once in a while he’ll find something interesting on the TV screen; however, he’ll quickly lose interest in it as that bit that

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Across the Cumberland Gap

“Across the Cumberland Gap.” The fall leaves brought forth their majesty, all around the hollows of this changing border town. The winds swept through the clean mountain air, plucking out, one by one, the mustardy-red leaves which annually signaled change. The air was crisp, the farmhouses stood tall. Facing north

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The Story of David C Manasco: A Rebel Amongst Rebels

This is the story of David C Manasco, it is a historical fiction based on my own family history research. Setting the scene: Winston County, Alabama. 1862. It was dark days on the land. Men, women, and neighbors seemed to defy the common good. War had gripped our county, war

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A Personal Tribute to Leonard Nimoy

Live Long and Prosper! LLAP 27 February 2015, Leonard Nimoy, aka “Mr. Spock” dies at the age of 83. As a child I grew up ‘fascinated’ by the TV show Star Trek; my parents thought I was absolutely mad for watching this show as they liked watching game shows and

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Prehistoric Cellphone Discovered Redefining Ancient Communication

Forget the Wheel! Forget Life on Mars! This Changes Everything! Hold the press! A prehistoric cellphone was just discovered! When we think ‘technology of the ancients,’ we think of pyramids, Stonehenge, crossbows, and chariots; we don’t think of Caesar texting his invasion plans to his generals, or the ancient Celts

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