The Detritus of Life

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“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” – Henry David Thoreau

Notice the photo above? Yes, that’s what I call, as well as most people I know, a junk drawer. They seem to be ubiquitous in most households that I’ve ever been in, and like myself, the homeowners do nothing but complain about having one.

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Sunday Stuff: The Orginal Pledge Salute

In researching an upcoming post I came across some fascinating images concerning the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance that I have never before seen or even heard of. It’s almost that this little part of our history has been carefully edited not only out of our history books, but out of our collective memory.

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