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Calling up to verify new utility start dates, account numbers and website accounts used to be fairly simple. If not simple at least straightforward. Name, address, move-in date, possibly a credit-card number to verify credit-worthiness. Today it might be a returnable deposit, social security number, date of birth, last two addresses, place of employment. What … Read moreKC Water Service Selling Out

By some accounts the memory of Pearl Harbor has reached a period of  exponentially rapid fading. A survivor in Baton Rouge indicated 2012 was the last time he was asked to deliver words about the event–and with few survivors remaining it may be up to historians to continue either marking the date or further emphasizing … Read moreSeptember 11 Memories – Anew or Forgotten

Samantha doesn’t scare easily. She startles rather easily but doesn’t scare lucky for me. As I continued to tug at Tucker to convince him my feet were soaked and the piney branch would be there later, as in after the sun came up and it dried out, Sam continued to crouch and crawl under another … Read moreSaying Little – Doing Even Less

Local folks are pointed in the correct direction. Draw a little attention, conduct a few activities and add some new lighting and a space should receive enough buzz to drive some traffic. Apparently not in this case. Brush Creek itself is a nasty stretch of water. Moss, scum, debris, vehicle parts and recently a full … Read moreBrush Creek