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Israel…the beauty and the horror

With Paul Frishman When Melissa and I made our trip to Israel in July 0f 2022, it really was the

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Who wears the NCAA Division I scoring crown…Pete Maravich or Caitlin Clark?

Pete Maravich and Caitlin Clark. Two of the most talented and entertaining players in NCAA basketball history. And they both

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An open letter to Annie Lennox…the irresponsible self-proclaimed political activist

Dear Ms. Lennox, I loved your music. I listened to you quite often…and one of your songs was even on

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Israel…where never is not forever

In July of 2022, Melissa and I ventured to Israel. It was the first time there for both of us.

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Knocking Around the honky tonks of Nashville

Who’s Vince Gill? If it’s not Dolly Parton or Miley Cyrus, I don’t know who you are talking about. That’s

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Karmel just Knocking Around above and below ground at Mammoth Cave National Park

A lot of our friends and relatives asked, “Why Mammoth Cave National Park?” Most, if not all, of them had

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Melissa enters new chapter as an empty nester

For the past 20 years I’ve been a class mom, a Girl Scout co-leader, a cookie mom, a PTO Secretary,

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Karmel finds an Americana surprise knocking around in Kentucky

On our tour of Mammoth Cave, Ranger Nolan said that the National Parks are what make America great and beautiful.

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The youngest of the Karmel kids goes off to college

An open apology to University of New England President James D. Herbert – I swear I wasn’t trying to hit

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We found more than just waterfalls Knocking Around Ricketts Glen State Park and Dushore, Pennsylvania

Ever since Melissa and I began writing and posting on Karmel Knocking Around, friends and relatives have asked us what

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