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Sunday, November 27, 2016

"First Sunday of Advent" services at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

Sat. evening - "First Sunday of Advent" services at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in downtown Wooster Ohio www.stmarywooster.org 527 Beall Avenue Wooster Ohio. The first Sunday of the church year. 27Nov2016

"First Sunday of Advent" services at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

Apple crisp, ice cream, friends, and family for dessert after church

Apple crisp, ice cream, friends, and family for dessert after church at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church of Wooster Ohio Saturday eve. 26Nov2016

Apple crisp, ice cream, friends, and family for dessert after church

Apple crisp, ice cream, friends, and family for dessert after church at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church of Wooster Ohio Saturday eve. 26Nov2016

Putting up and decorating the Christmas tree

Putting up and decorating the Christmas tree with my niece Marnie and nephew Louis 27Nov2016

Putting up and decorating the Christmas tree

Putting up and decorating the Christmas tree with my niece Marnie and nephew Louis 27Nov2016

Found this well deserved shout out to recognize the great work of the Westminster Police

Found this well deserved shout out to recognize the great work of the Westminster Police Dept.

Every week I hear great stories about the work of the local public safety agencies; the Westminster Police, and the local Manchester, Taneytown, and Sykesville police departments, the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, the Md State Police, the Westminster Vol. Fire Dept. and all the local volunteer fire departments.

We are very fortunate to work with such great men and women in Carroll County. We should not take them for granted.

Saturday, November 26, 2016

Apple crisp, ice cream, friends, and family for dessert after church

Apple crisp, ice cream, friends, and family for dessert after church at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church of Wooster Ohio 25Nov2016

Apple crisp, ice cream, friends, and family for dessert after church

Apple crisp, ice cream, friends, and family for dessert after church at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church of Wooster Ohio 25Nov2016

Uncle Kevin and Linus, the cattle dog, are having a quiet conversation

Uncle Kevin and Linus, the cattle dog, are having a quiet conversation about Brown Swiss versus Jersey versus Holstein. According to Linus, "Brown Swiss and Holstein are two of the best known cattle breeds in the world. ... Holstein and Brown Swiss actually came from Europe. Originating in the Netherlands, the Holstein cow is the best cow in terms of dairy or milk production..."

Uncle Kevin and Linus, the cattle dog, are having a quiet conversation

Friday, November 25, 2016

We added another grocery store visit, to our worldwide tour of grocery stores. www.buehlers.com

We added another grocery store visit, to our worldwide tour of grocery stores. www.buehlers.com

According to its company website, "Buehler's is ... a leading provider of high-quality food in Northern Ohio."

A company history reports, "Buehler's has been an independent grocer since 1929…

Buehler's Fresh Foods grocery store was founded in 1929 by E.L. (Ed) Buehler and his wife, Helen. ... Today, Buehler's Fresh Foods is still owned by the Buehler family and operated by its "third generation" from the store's Wooster headquarters." Nov. 25, 2016

We added another grocery store visit, to our worldwide tour of grocery stores. www.buehlers.com

You can never have enough chocolate. #amwriting

Visiting Lehman's Hardware, another great Amish store in downtown Kidron Ohio

Visiting Lehman's Hardware, another great Amish store in downtown Kidron Ohio. www.lehmans.com Nov. 25, 2016 Friday

Visiting Lehman's Hardware, another great Amish store in downtown Kidron Ohio

Visiting Lehman's Hardware, another great Amish store in downtown Kidron Ohio. www.lehmans.com Nov. 25, 2016 Friday

Visiting Lehman's Hardware, another great Amish store in downtown Kidron Ohio

Visiting Lehman's Hardware, another great Amish store in downtown Kidron Ohio. www.lehmans.com Nov. 25, 2016 Friday

Visiting Lehman's Hardware, another great Amish store in downtown Kidron Ohio

Visiting Lehman's Hardware, another great Amish store in downtown Kidron Ohio. www.lehmans.com Nov. 25, 2016 Friday

Marnie and Louis Paumier, and Marian Rognlien talk with Peter Graham Dunn

Marnie and Louis Paumier, and Marian Rognlien talk with Peter Graham Dunn, the owner of P. Graham Dunn, art, gifts, home decor
Nov. 25, 2016 Friday

Marnie and Louis Paumier, and Marian Rognlien talk with Peter Graham Dunn

Marnie and Louis Paumier, and Marian Rognlien talk with Peter Graham Dunn, the owner of P. Graham Dunn, art, gifts, home decor
Nov. 25, 2016 Friday

Visiting the P. Graham Dunn, art, gifts, home decor... store

Visiting the P. Graham Dunn, art, gifts, home decor... store in Dalton, Ohio Nov. 25, 2016 Friday

Visiting the P. Graham Dunn, art, gifts, home decor... store

Visiting the P. Graham Dunn, art, gifts, home decor... store in Dalton, Ohio Nov. 25, 2016 Friday

Visiting the P. Graham Dunn, art, gifts, home decor... store in Dalton, Ohio

Visiting the P. Graham Dunn, art, gifts, home decor... store in Dalton, Ohio Nov. 25, 2016 Friday

It is a fascinating store that manufactures and sell woodworking products; much of which is of a patriotic, agricultural, arts and crafty, and religious theme.

The customers are predominantly Mennonite and some Amish - complete with horse and buggies outside. Another great bonus is that the clientele actually dresses appropriately to be out in public. And folks are respectful and polite. Just saying.

It is a really neat store. Almost like an art gallery... Perfect place to visit for someone who maintained his woodworking workshop and radial arm saw in the living room for fifteen years.

P. Graham Dunn | Inspirational Art, Home Décor, Gifts, Personalized ...
https://www.pgrahamdunn.com
Located in the world's largest Amish and Mennonite community, P. Graham Dunn manufactures inspirational art, gifts, and home decor

Visiting the P. Graham Dunn, art, gifts, home decor... store in Dalton, Ohio

Visiting the P. Graham Dunn, art, gifts, home decor... store in Dalton, Ohio Nov. 25, 2016 Friday

It is a fascinating store that manufactures and sell woodworking products; much of which is of a patriotic, agricultural, arts and crafty, and religious theme.

The customers are predominantly Mennonite and some Amish - complete with horse and buggies outside. Another great bonus is that the clientele actually dresses appropriately to be out in public. And folks are respectful and polite. Just saying.

It is a really neat store. Almost like an art gallery... Perfect place to visit for someone who maintained his woodworking workshop and radial arm saw in the living room for fifteen years.

P. Graham Dunn | Inspirational Art, Home Décor, Gifts, Personalized ...
https://www.pgrahamdunn.com Located in the world's largest Amish and Mennonite community, P. Graham Dunn manufactures inspirational art, gifts, and home decor

Thursday, November 24, 2016

The Thanksgiving card players

The Thanksgiving card players 24Nov2016

The Thanksgiving card players

The Thanksgiving card players 24Nov2016

We really enjoyed our dinner at The City Square Steakhouse, downtown Wooster, Ohio

Wed., Nov. 23, 2016 We really enjoyed our dinner at The City Square Steakhouse, downtown Wooster, Ohio

"Located in the heart of historic downtown Wooster, The City Square Steakhouse is your destination for juicy steaks and burgers, fresh seafood and vegetarian entrées,
house-made sides and desserts, and a cocktail just the way you want it."

148 S MARKET ST, WOOSTER, OH 44691-4839 http://www.citysquaresteakhouse.com/

http://woosterhistory.org/exhibits/show/german-legacy/christmas-tree-in-wooster

We really enjoyed our dinner at The City Square Steakhouse, downtown Wooster, Ohio

Say no to Black Friday - a new kind of obedience

Black Friday is nuts. I will not be shopping on Black Friday or Shabby Saturday. If we refused to go out and shop, then corporate America would not force employees to work under such horrid circumstances.

If you have to go out tomorrow - treat the retail workers especially well and tip the restaurant servers extra and be sure to say "Thank you."

Nov. 24, 2016

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A New Kind of Obedience

"Like many, I try to reconcile myself to these daily humiliations through militancy over pressing issues. But that always seems like just another diversion from the emptiness of it all. Is it our pursuit of happiness through conspicuous consumption that is at stake?

"Is happiness a value that we can find within ourselves or must we try to purchase or acquire it? In this pursuit of happiness, what if it is really me, my soul, and the very essence of my existence that is at stake?" (1.)

"Life has a value only when it has something valuable as its object".

HEGEL, Introduction to Philosophy of History (1852)

"Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve." ERICH FROMM, Man for Himself, (1947)

(1.) Captured from a source that I cannot put my fingers on at the moment. If this is your image and your words - please let me know so that I may credit you. Thanks.
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We had Thanksgiving dinner at the home of our neice Marnie and nephew Louis

We had Thanksgiving dinner at the home of our neice Marnie and nephew Louis. They are rock stars. Dinner was awesome. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. Be safe out there.

We had Thanksgiving dinner at the home of our neice Marnie and nephew Louis

We had Thanksgiving dinner at the home of our neice Marnie and nephew Louis. They are rock stars. Dinner was awesome. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. Be safe out there.

A shout out to those working today.

A shout out to those working today. Thank you. God Bless you for your service. 24Nov2016

A shout out to those working today.

A shout out to those working today. Thank you. God Bless you for your service. 24Nov2016

A shout out to those working today.

A shout out to those working today. Thank you. God Bless you for your service. 24Nov2016

Yesterday we picked-up our Thanksgiving turkey. Wed. Nov. 23, 2016

Yesterday we picked-up our Thanksgiving turkey. Too funny - it says that it was "vegetarian fed." I, for one, am glad that we did not purchase a predator carnivorous blood-thirsty killer turkey.

It also says that it was a "free-range" turkey. Whenever I think of free-range chickens and turkeys, I think of the June 19, 1967 classic movie, "King of Hearts."

According to one media source, "This quirky comedic war film focuses on Scottish soldier Charles Plumpick (Alan Bates), who is sent to a French town on a mission to disarm a bomb left behind by the retreating German army. Plumpick discovers that the area is deserted except for the inmates of the local asylum.

The mental patients playfully take over the town and pronounce the soldier their king. While Plumpick is intrigued by the antics of the former inmates, he must stay on task and find the bomb before it detonates..."

Wed. Nov. 23, 2016

Heading over with Linus, early in the morning, to the Wooster Ohio YMCA Turkey Trot

The breakfast of champions. Happy Thanksgiving

The breakfast of champions. Happy Thanksgiving. Thanks to Louis and Marnie. Just saying.

The breakfast of champions. Happy Thanksgiving

The breakfast of champions. Happy Thanksgiving. Thanks to Louis and Marnie. Just saying.

Happy Thanksgiving from Uncle Kevin and Aunt Caroline

Happy Thanksgiving from Uncle Kevin and Aunt Caroline. Greetings from the Wooster Ohio YMCA Turkey Trot. 24Nov2016

Happy Thanksgiving from Uncle Kevin and Aunt Caroline

Happy Thanksgiving from Uncle Kevin and Aunt Caroline. Greetings from the Wooster Ohio YMCA Turkey Trot. 24Nov2016

Sunday, November 20, 2016

Hats off to Hannah Brewer. Ms. Brewer, in her role as Miss Maryland ...

Hats off to Hannah Brewer. Ms. Brewer, in her role as Miss Maryland, has done an incredbly great job of representing Carroll County and Maryland. We are so proud of her.

According to this well-written article by awesome Carroll County Times writer, Jacob deNobel, in addition to "her duties as Miss Maryland, the holiday season provides Hannah Brewer with another series of tasks. The nonprofit she runs, Hannah's Heroes, increases production of holiday cards, gifts and care packages to be sent to military members overseas..."

Hannah Brewer attended and made a great presentation for a meeting of the Maryland Troopers Association Lodge # 20. We were quite impressed with her poise, presence and enthusiasm

Respect! Sun. Nov. 20, 2016

http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/hampstead/ph-cc-miss-maryland-profile-20161119-story.html

Hats off to Hannah Brewer. Ms. Brewer, in her role as Miss Maryland ...

Hats off to Hannah Brewer. Ms. Brewer, in her role as Miss Maryland, has done an incredibly great job of representing Carroll County and Maryland. We are so proud of her.

According to this well-written article by awesome Carroll County Times writer, Jacob deNobel, in addition to "her duties as Miss Maryland, the holiday season provides Hannah Brewer with another series of tasks. The nonprofit she runs, Hannah's Heroes, increases production of holiday cards, gifts and care packages to be sent to military members overseas..."

Hannah Brewer attended and made a great presentation for a meeting of the Maryland Troopers Association Lodge # 20. We were quite impressed with her poise, presence and enthusiasm

Respect! Sun. Nov. 20, 2016

http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/hampstead/ph-cc-miss-maryland-profile-20161119-story.html