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Afterthoughts - Calling it a career

Published: May 25, 2019, 6:56 PM

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 are some of the most quoted verses in the Bible, and some of my favorite. The verses list all the important matters of life and may help us deal with life’s challenges and find peace.

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Where Did That Come From? - Cat Nap

Stan St. Clair

Published: Mar 14, 2025, 1:19 AM

Well, I want to wish all my appreciated readers a happy St. Patrick's Day! At my age, I feel like I need a cat nap every day! Forms of this metaphoric expression have been used for 200 years to describe a short period of sleep during the day. Cats sleep long periods at a time, so it may seem strange to call it by this name. Some researchers say it started in Ancient Egypt when cats were sacred and Pharaohs began to emulate the way cats sleep. But there are no records to indicate that.

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