HeyJaredThe 20th Century & All of Us
A personal journal on the life of myself and people I’ve known, covering parts of 3 centuries, countries, and people — a life looking back through the eyes of myself and others, as well as our experiences as Americans.
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- Sep 23, 2026
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Slouching Toward the Second Coming (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published Whence cometh these? Slithering, silent snakes — Their tongues taste the air * For any warm blood near. Hunting for an ankle to bite Navigating their territorial mile. * Smiling with closed lips And unblinking eyes. Stunned by unexpected light * They race for darkness To accomplish their ends. Rejoicing in zombie victims. <a clas
The Way You See The World Shapes How You Live In It. (opens the original)
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I would like to mention a very positive post from this morning that began my day and was acted out in my front yard.Thank you to Elizabeth Westcott at: https://substack.com/@busymindmeditationThe 20th Century & All of Us is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<input class="butt
How will we know if we’ve never seen it before. (opens the original)
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Today, there was a sound of echo in the house, and it was a blessed relief. When I moved to this place in March, there were random boxes and furniture from wall to wall. It wasn’t, as one workman put it: “You have a lot of stuff”. It was the evidence that a lot of stuff had me. What is “stuff” anyway? Is it the chair that my grandfather sat in all of his life? He brought it west in 1919 because of a tendency toward tuberculosis. The dry desert heat was the curative. The Steamy weather of Georgia
What Are Memories For? (opens the original)
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I have written so many articles from “my perspective” that I should be embarrassed, but I’m not. Bear with me for a moment. It is a fact that “normal” is an ever-changing target. As time passes, new generations join in the scene. That scene is their baseline — not yours. But as our lives spin faster and faster, we have a great new distractor: make history anything you want it to be be, then everyone can be happy in the stage play of their life — whatever they want it to be. Sounds great, doesn’t
Making a Friend : Don’t Like Cats? (opens the original)
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The SneakThe cat thundered in at your call, Forgetting he was a beast of prey,Not “Silent” like “a fog in the city”, Just King of four stomping paws.Entranced by the vision of Breakfast, He threw his hunt to the wind.Trusting your voice in the morning to be the voice of a friend.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image
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