Care Package for Sunday, June 14, 2020

Poetry: Let America Be America Again by Langston HughesLet American be America again.Let it be the dream it used to be.Let it be the pioneer on the plainSeeking a home where he himself is free. (America never was America to me.)Read more Song In My Head: Fight Like a Girl by Zolita https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWcvcfpqs08 Art Quilt: …

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A DATE WITH HISTORY: Sunday, June 13, 1954

In the Top Ten: Little Things Mean A Lot by Kitty Kallen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C7SzKv2uLU On the Bestseller List: The Second Tree From the Corner by E.B. White Photo credit: goodreads.com New In Theaters: Them! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4URRp39XOo New In Comic Shops: Cinderella Love #14 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: Mister Peepers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSMrqkwc2vA Magazine Roulette: Family Circle Magazine Photo …

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Care Package for Saturday, June 13, 2020

For Jenn Poetry: A House Called Tomorrow by Alberto RíosYou are not fifteen, or twelve, or seventeen –You are a hundred wild centuriesAnd fifteen, bringing with youIn every breath and in every stepRead more Song In My Head: Everybody’s Free To Wear Sunscreen by Baz Luhrmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTJ7AzBIJoI Art: Harrison Fisher’s Graduation Day Photo credit: pinterest.com …

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A DATE WITH HISTORY: Wednesday, June 12, 1985

In the Top Ten: In My House by Mary Jane Girls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knGBDWLHxI8 On the Bestseller List: Metamagical Themas by Douglas R. Hofstadter Photo credit: rarebookcellar.com New In Theaters: The Goonies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ2j4oWdQtU New In Comic Shops: Iron Man #195 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: I Had Three Wives https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuBip3aP92Y Magazine Roulette: Soldier of Fortune Photo credit: …

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An Unsolicited Commencement Address To the Graduating Class of 2020

To the Graduating Class of 2020,I’m not here to waste your time, so let’s not beat around the bush.  This sucks. You’re not graduating from high school in the way you’ve spent the last dozen or so years anticipating. You’re not seated in an auditorium, gym, or park, your family, friends, and community crowded around …

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