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Tag: Politics

Life’s Little Moments

I woke up yesterday morning to exactly what I expected in regard to social media. One side gloating and the other angry. Honestly, if the outcome had been different, it would have been the same way, just the other way around. It was the same here on WordPress, and because of that, I promise that … Continue reading Life’s Little Moments →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 4 Comments November 7, 2024November 6, 2024 3 Minutes

Holy 500!

I was notified by Word Press that this blog hit a milestone!! Had I been paying attention, I would have made Blog #500 something a bit more special. Instead, my last blog (#500) was about how tired I am! Reflecting As I sat down to write Blog #501, I thought on how far this blog … Continue reading Holy 500! →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 12 Comments November 19, 2021 4 Minutes

“Let’s Go – While We’re Young!”

Somewhere on the Internet I saw I shirt that read: "I speak fluent movie quotes." There are a few variations of this shirt that incorporate "song lyrics" and "sarcasm," but for me - it is movie quotes. I do this all the time! Here is an example that happened to me today. I left the … Continue reading “Let’s Go – While We’re Young!” →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 8 Comments January 15, 2021 3 Minutes

A Smile Amid Chaos

All you had to do this week was turn on the news, check your social media page, or surf the internet to see the chaos going on in the world. As an American, it makes me sad to see the state of the country. The division within the country is just sickening. Abraham Lincoln quoted … Continue reading A Smile Amid Chaos →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 8 Comments January 9, 2021 1 Minute

Hindsight Really is 2020 – A Recap

The saying goes, "Hindsight is 2020," and many of us are rejoicing that 2020 is really truly behind us! I often wonder if you were to make a list of positives and negatives of the past year, would one outweigh the other? What about 10-15 years ago? Was that just as bad, but we only … Continue reading Hindsight Really is 2020 – A Recap →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 2 Comments January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 5 Minutes

Weekend Wrap Up

Michigan weather has been just beautiful the past week or so. It looks like we'll have one more nice day and the temps will drop. Saturday, while the baby was napping and my son was doing homework, I went out and cleaned up the leaves from the driveway. Later that afternoon, my kids and I … Continue reading Weekend Wrap Up →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 5 Comments November 9, 2020November 10, 2020 5 Minutes

We Need A Little Happy…

Let's face it, 2020 has kinda been a crappy year. As it draws to a close, many of us will be glad to see it go! Sure, there have been high points, but the bad has outweighed the good throughout most of the year. Covid-19, quarantine, the election, political ads (on TV, radio, and via … Continue reading We Need A Little Happy… →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 3 Comments November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 2 Minutes

As Political As I Will Get

Angry! I try to stay away from politics. It is one of those things I don't like to talk about - even more so today with the atmosphere in the world. So, here is just a few quick things that fall into the "political" realm I wanted to write about. Text Messages It's bad enough … Continue reading As Political As I Will Get →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 5 Comments October 10, 2020October 10, 2020 2 Minutes

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