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It’s a wonderful gesture to see the smiling faces of local high school grads along the main drag in town, on realty-like signs in the ground, since they were deprived of a graduation ceremony. But why so few? There must have been a lot more senior graduates than the 50,Continue Reading

Petitions to play

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At this age, 79, I am often thought of and often think of myself in terms of a cliché, “Set in his ways”. It is as though my brain is locked in concrete paths of thought and doesn’t experience each day as it is – the changing world and, GodContinue Reading

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Hey folks. In the wake of the necessity of quarantine, I’m starting a community facebook journaling project and thought I would invite everyone. The project is designed to share journal submissions from everyday people during this time of quarantine. This group is not limited to Chatham, but as a residentContinue Reading

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Thank you for your very down to earth comments and musings- both you and Brad Page with his poems,  are a delight in the chaos. I feel like we are stepping back in history when you write- like you are the neighbor out on his back porch, yelling and sharingContinue Reading

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Chatham Connecting posted yesterday about “some experts” recommending wearing face masks in public. The recommendation about wearing a face mask in public does not require any expertise. Wearing a mask only requires having at least a minimal concern for the other people in your world. Wearing any reasonable  mask slowsContinue Reading

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Date: Mon, 11 May 2020 11:15:52 -0400From: Sue Subject: Dr. Dykers’ comments Thank you , Dr. Dykers, for your comments and advice on mask wearing.   You point out the major flaw in non-mask wearers’ reasoning.  Wearing a mask is not a restriction of one’s rights.  It is a courtesyContinue Reading

Using double masks when going out in public

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Since I’m so at-risk I use double masks when going out in public. The first inner mask is available, possibly, from Lowe’s Building Supply and is called a 3M  2-Pack Disposable Sanding and Fiberglass Valved Safety MaskItem: #64485, Model: #8511P2-DC-PS. With tax about $8.This protects me from you breathing OUT.Continue Reading

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I live in Pittsboro, and I wish to reflect on the positive things which have happened in the last months:  (this is not to diminish the tragic things that have happened, but I choose to think about the pluses and not the minuses) Cheaper Gas than I have seen inContinue Reading

Statistics prove disasters come in threes!

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Statistics prove disasters come in threes! Not really, but just because we are in the midst of one disaster (or two, depending on how you count) does not mean that another disaster is not possible, and could even be likely. The probability of another disaster does not depend on whetherContinue Reading

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I have had two electrical accounts since 1972. Both at the same location. I have always paid my bills on time. Several changes in company owners over the years. Now I am owned by Duke Energy Progress. I don’t seem to have any choice in the matter. I live onContinue Reading

But don’t bring you-know-who-loo

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Its been so long since i had company and talked to anyone, it now seems it will be hard to do so again, without getting into practice. You fall into new patterns- become lax in some and fiercely accurate in others. Take short cuts you never used to take before.Continue Reading