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My random thoughts and reactions to my everyday life. The voices like a forum.

I do not know quite what happened or when , but my hubby and I now qualify for seniors' discounts at some venues. This creates a quandary; in order to save money, but not face, we have to admit to our age. HMMMM..... We definitely do not consider ourselves to be old. In this day and age ,when people as a whole are living longer and healthier lives why are 'young seniors', those in their fifties, like moi, considered 'old'?? It's so true that age is just a perception! "Maturity" is very objective/subjective, and I object! Whew, a few years have skittered by since I composed this biography block. Those "fifties" are in the rear view mirror and they are distant, fond memories. Oh, I do not plan to stop writing any time soon.
September 16, 2016 at 8:16pm
September 16, 2016 at 8:16pm
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PROMPT: Fun Fact Friday! On this day in 1620, the Mayflower departed from Plymouth, England. The ship arrived at Provincetown,MA, on November 21st and then at Plymouth, MA on December 26th; there were 102 passengers on board. Imagine that this voyage never happened... how dramatically would that have affected the course of human history?
          Ah, if this particular voyage never sailed, the British would've commissioned another ship in the not-so-distant future. Britain was known for its navies, and its exploration and colonization. The Puritans that were fleeing England would/could hire another ship. England competed with Spain for new colonies, and natural resources to exploit. Perhaps just the dates would be different. On the other hand, Spain could have established a base in Massachusetts first. Spain did claim many areas of what would become the United States. Ponce de Leon, a Spaniard, was exploring and naming Florida in 1513. Heck, Vikings had settled temporarily in what became Newfoundland, Canada long before the British, Spanish, and French. It's possible that there would never be the first Thanksgiving with the natives, no Salem witch trials, no Tea Party. Spanish might have become the primary official U.S. language with English as the second.


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