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connected
It’s the central theme in the movie, Gone with the Wind. Land, Scarlett, it’s the land. Yes I know it’s a love story, but isn’t the love of land also love? Tara, the plantation her father owned was mentioned over… Continue reading
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extreme
I am amazed at the number of otherwise intelligent people that have decided to just dig in their heels. It really is an amazing thing. It has gone way past a difference of opinion, or a dislike. Reviling the opposition… Continue reading
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a family united
Lucy sat in her parlor searching the pages of her Bible. At fifty one she had lost her youngest daughter, Clara. Just three days earlier Clara had given her another grandson, her second. The strain had been too much however.… Continue reading
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A luxury lost
Its’ been near eight months since my sister passed away and I think about her daily. No surprise there, she has always been a part of my life. She was, after all, here when I arrived. That she had to… Continue reading
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little things
Sometimes it is the littlest things. Take my morning coffee for instance. I sure enjoy that, a mixture of pleasure and nostalgia. Now I never really started drinking coffee until after I was in the Navy. I know it sounds… Continue reading
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for the brand
I hear the cries all the time about out veterans. To hear the story you would think that every veteran suffers from PTSD. That is the reason so many are homeless, drug addicted or otherwise outside the boundaries of society.… Continue reading
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it's a struggle
There are days when I feel like I’m battling the tide. I expect a lot of seniors feel the same way. Seniors, I’m a senior. Well actually I’m junior, Dad is senior, just because he passed away in 1990 that… Continue reading
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Looking back
We all like to look back on things and examine them. The what ifs’ in life. What if we have done this instead of that. Then we envision a better outcome for whatever it was. Did we really have a… Continue reading
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fact or philosophy
Philosophy is defined as the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. That is especially so when considered as an academic discipline. Fact is defined as that what is known or proved to be true. So is philosophy fact? I… Continue reading
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subject to change
Is there law above culture? Or are laws a result of culture? The thing is they are two different questions. Laws are made among men to create an ordered society. Certainly those laws will reflect the culture of that society. But… Continue reading