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growing up
Well I’ve officially become my parents! I guess that happened when Mom passed away. That was seven months ago and the reality still hasn’t fully set in. A great deal of that is because we lived so far apart… Continue reading
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Trust the science
Listening to the morning news as they spread fear about global warming. This morning the concern is Greenland ice melting. They reported if all the ice that melted were poured on NYC it would be 14,000 feet deep. If… Continue reading
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trust
It’s a matter of trust. That is what I feel anyway. Can we trust the media, the government, and each other? It’s my thinking that trust has been lost and that is very difficult to regain. Pfizer has been… Continue reading
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a step above
Once again I heard a public official talking like some kind of thug. There was an increase in shootings in the city of Baltimore over the Halloween weekend. No surprise there, it’s an annual event, the shootings I mean.… Continue reading
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a dose of reality
This is not a defense of the wealthy but a bit of information that most seem to forget. To begin with the top 10% of earners currently pay 71% of all taxes collected by the government. That’s their share.… Continue reading
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that sounds right
Happy Halloween. When I was a child I did enjoy getting all that candy and that was about the extent of it. We made our own costumes, usually hobo’s or pirates, and went out to collect the bounty. I do… Continue reading
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a flawed hero
We leave but fragments of ourselves when we pass from this world. The choice is not our own. What will future generations cling to? Old stories, old memories, and old objects. All become a curiosity to varying degrees. Some are… Continue reading
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how it turns out
I was talking with my wife about the passage of time. You know, how the grandkids are all grown up, off to College and planning their careers. It does make you wonder where the time has gone. And perhaps… Continue reading
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Ideally
One hundred and thirty six years ago today the statue of Liberty was dedicated. She was called, Lady Liberty Enlightening the Word. As most people know it was a gift from the people of France. It was a show… Continue reading
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The new norm?
You know I’m not bothered by the things I don’t know about others, that’s how that works. So, I was just thinking that if you didn’t tell me, I wouldn’t be upset. However when you insist I change my… Continue reading