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Beyond the military: Honoring those who have lost their lives in distinct occupations
Grodence here. When I was traveling to visit my relatives on Thanksgiving, I stopped at a rest area and saw the memorial as shown in the picture above. I was touched, not just because it was honoring people who died on the job, but because of who specifically was being recognized. Most plaques, memorials, and…
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School Smartphone Restrictions: The effort to get students unglued from their phones
Grodence here with my first original post in almost 6 months! It is no secret that smartphones in the present day are quite remarkable. Because of the various apps that you can download, you can do a lot of the same functions on your smartphone that you can do on a computer or T.V. You…
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Grodence is Back! (Sort of)
Grodence Here: Hello my loyal subscribers, and anyone else who reads this blog. I know that it has been a few months since I have created a post, so I apologize to all for starving you of content. I have been going through a stressful time, the details of which I will keep private, which…
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Bowling, an Underdog Story
Grodence Here: My latest blog post is a feel-good story about an underdog duo achieving something far more than they could imagine. This is the story about me, my friend Ken, and our bowling season this year. Ken and I have bowled in a league called Dave’s Doubles for several years now. Dave’s Doubles consists…
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Photo’s from the Great Flood of 2025 (So to speak)
Grodence Here, In Connecticut over the past several days, it has rained a lot, which has resulted in our rivers flooding. I decided to take photos of the two rivers that are closest to me, the Farmington River and the Connecticut River. While the flooding may not have reached Noah’s Ark level’s or even the…
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All hail Rory! A Grodence Paquado tribute
Grodence Here. It is particularly compelling and memorable in sports when a team or an athlete faces a long period of choking, collapsing under pressure, or falling just short time and time again only to one day overcome those demons and win that desired championship. Such is the tale of the Boston Red Sox, Chicago…
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Anime: A personalized education of Japan
Grodence Here: I have been watching Anime over the past year and a half. The shows are fun and enjoyable, which is something I would have never imagined saying in middle or high school. One of the reasons that I watch it currently is because it is a great distraction from what is going on…
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Grodence Paquado’s Two Cents
Grodence Here. This latest post is a little shorter than what I usually write. For this piece, I am expressing some thoughts that I, Grodence Paquado have had over the past few weeks. Throughout our life, there are countless people that we will have consistent interactions with. When I say consistent, I mean more than…
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Grodence Paquado is up and running!
Hello there! If you have read my last post, then you will have known that I made a dramatic announcement about writing future posts under the pen name Grodence Paquado. I also said that I was changing the name of my blog to said name, and renaming my website grodencepaquado.com. I wrote that I would…
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Saying Goodbye to 2024 and making an announcement
As 2024 comes to a close, one can say with certainty that this was an eventful year. In my last post of the year, I want to share a couple of thoughts that have been on my mind. First, I think that we should reduce how often we use the word “normal”. For example, normal…
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