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manners
It is something I mention from time to time, the use of profanity in a social setting. More specifically what I call polite company. Polite company is that situation where you may be a stranger to the group, have… Continue reading
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Popularity
Plagiarism is when you knowingly copy someone else’s work and take credit for that. Joe Biden was famously caught doing just that, on at least two occasions. Once he had to drop out of a presidential race because of that.… Continue reading
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the common good
I have been avoiding the news in an effort to avoid the negative. I feel somewhat like an ostrich sticking my head in the sand. They really don’t do that, that’s fake news. But I have avoided the national… Continue reading
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Time
A new year. Man has always sought to mark the passage of time. The rising and setting of the sun, the phases of the moon, the rise and fall of the oceans, all used as devices to measure that.… Continue reading
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hope and happiness
As the new year looms on the horizon I am reminded of a quote by Tennyson. ” Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, it will be happier. ” And this year I believe that… Continue reading
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I should have asked
In thinking about the past and wondering why, it occurred to me that I should have asked. It’s really that simple. I could have asked and gotten a great number of questions answered. But I was young then and… Continue reading
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the right answer
I wonder why I feel such a sense of satisfaction in discovering family history and mystery. Both are equally as intriguing. I spent a couple hours yesterday doing just that. A mystery solved and a few more uncovered. Now… Continue reading
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Reward or bribe?
It appears once again the lobbyists have won the day. The President signed that bill, pork and all. He had little choice, backed into the corner. If he didn’t sign the government shuts down, millions of people lose whatever help… Continue reading
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legend and legacy
I just rejoined Ancestry to continue some searching. I have decided to return to the past because the future isn’t looking too great. Maybe some of this liberal progressionism is rubbing off on me, I can rewrite the past.… Continue reading
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it's time
So now we will be occupied with debating a covid relief bill than really has little to do with covid relief. It’s an amazing thing really. It is so difficult for our representatives to actually represent us? That is… Continue reading