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Month: May 2019

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Tuesday in Mooseville – If A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words, What Is A Mural Worth? 5/28/19

May 28, 2019 DoReMI 6

I first discovered mural art when I moved to Michigan and visited the Rivera Court at the Detroit Institute of Art (DIA). Since that first visit, I’ve made more visits to the DIA than I […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: May 26th through June 1st

May 25, 2019 JanF 98

Welcome to The Moose Pond! The Welcomings posts give the Moose, old and new, a place to visit and share words about the weather, life, the world at large and the small parts of Moosylvania […]

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Fighting Back: “Democrats remain committed to working #ForThePeople”

May 25, 2019 JanF 2

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan discussing the “legislative graveyard” presided over by Proud-to-Be-Grim-Reaper Mitch McConnell, a man happy to deny Senate votes on initiatives passed […]

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Tuesday in Mooseville – Ode to the Paper Bag and Other Items of a Bygone Era 5/21/19

May 21, 2019 DoReMI 1

Sometimes a peripheral observation in a book sets off a series of musings and memories. The paragraph that started this train of thought: The development of the first practical mass-produced paper bags was spurred, like […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: May 19th through May 25th

May 18, 2019 JanF 85

Welcome to The Moose Pond! The Welcomings posts give the Moose, old and new, a place to visit and share words about the weather, life, the world at large and the small parts of Moosylvania […]

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Fighting Back: “Democrats will continue to fight for your access to health care.”

May 18, 2019 JanF 2

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Rep. Annie Kuster from New Hampshire reminding us that only one party cares about protecting the health care of those with pre-existing health conditions. (In […]

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Tuesday in Mooseville – Why White Folk Understanding the Racist Mammy Archetype Matters 5/14/19

May 14, 2019 DoReMI 7

Over the weekend, a Bill Maher-initiated hashtag on Twitter caught fire amongst too many on the Left. It was a play on a racist slur used by 45* against Sen. Warren, and far too many […]

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Fighting Back: “Improving instead of destroying the Affordable Care Act”

May 13, 2019 JanF 1

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Senator Jacky Rosen of Nevada discussing the Republican Party’s plan to destroy the Affordable Care Act. (In the weekly Democratic address, Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: May 12th through May 18th

May 11, 2019 JanF 81

Welcome to The Moose Pond! The Welcomings posts give the Moose, old and new, a place to visit and share words about the weather, life, the world at large and the small parts of Moosylvania […]

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Tuesday in Mooseville – Book Break! Bargain Bin Brain Candy 5/7/19

May 7, 2019 DoReMI 7

Between work hours that are almost identical to my library’s open hours (making library visits next-to-impossible) and my habit of reading in bed at night (with a dog sleeping against my shoulder, effectively limiting me […]

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