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fate and compliance
Sometimes I find myself longing for the past more than looking to the future. That does seem to be happening more these days than it used to. I think most of us feel that from time to time. The good… Continue reading
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what used to be
There was a man wearing nothing but a jacket that shoots and kills four people at a Waffle house. The news reports it as an attack by a man with a semi-automatic rifle. The suspicion is he has mental health… Continue reading
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Trinkets
I was talking with my sister last evening when the conversation took a turn toward the nostalgic. Seems that happens a lot these days. I guess after a certain age we do that unconsciously thinking it was only a few… Continue reading
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one rule
There are winners and losers. I know that isn’t a popular statement these days, it being reality and all, but it needs to be understood. Oh, I know about victims and survivors, they are plentiful. I hear that all the… Continue reading
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Waiting on a breeze
I have been known to use sailing metaphors. I guess it is because I grew up on an island and spent twenty years in the Navy. It somehow seems appropriate. Perhaps it is a bit cliché but I… Continue reading
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standardized answers
I just love a rousing discussion and yesterday I had several. I get amused when the only ideas coming from the other side are suggestions about what I might do, or where I may go. One has to be… Continue reading
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evidence ?
In listening to the reports of the incident in Philadelphia one thing struck me. Why is the media and everyone else automatically assuming it was racially motivated ? I mean, they are not just assuming that premise, but reporting it… Continue reading
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it's complicated
I’m not certain how to explain it. It seems the older I get the harder it gets to focus on some things. As an example I am considering buying a new camera. Oh, I have had a digital camera for… Continue reading
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searchable ?
The judge orders a searchable database of documents, without examining those documents. My question is, just how do you do that ? If I want to create a database, don’t I need the data ? I don’t know, I’m confused… Continue reading
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that's cool
It has been a few years since I was in high school. Forty seven years to be exact about it, but that’s not important. Heck, it isn’t really that long a time. Why it is less than half a century,… Continue reading