Monthly Archives: May 2020

Memories of Betts on Mother’s Day

[NOTE:  The is a re-post of last year’s Mother’s Day offering, honoring my late mother.  Except for removing last year’s date from the title and adding this explanatory note, the post is the same as in 2020.  If you did … Continue reading

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Ben, An American Dad, 1921-1986, Part VII: Legacies

[Note:  Although I’m sure he never understood it, Ben Lamplugh was a member of the so-called  “Greatest Generation.”  These were the American men and women who answered their country’s call in the wake of Pearl Harbor and did their parts–overseas … Continue reading

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