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control
The big discussion is once again, control. An understandable response to a very tragic event. It is really a plea. We plead when there is no reasonable or rational answer. To plead is to beg. I say we plead to… Continue reading
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a tool in time
Yesterday I posted a picture of a tool online and asked for people to identify it. I provided a brief description. It was fun over the course of the day to read the various responses. There were several guesses that… Continue reading
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the plan
I prefer to come to the point. For that reason I don’t always explain each step of my thought process. It is a shortcoming, I realize that. On the other hand I don’t write the ” long form ” version… Continue reading
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consequence
It is a recurring theme of mine in these postings. I often write about consequences. I do that because I believe it is something that is being lost on so many people these days. There are consequences for our choices.… Continue reading
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Generations
Generations. This morning I find myself looking at generations. I turned on my computer to see a photograph, well technically a digital image but us old folks still call them pictures, of my sisters granddaughter going to the winter dance.… Continue reading
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gatitude not attitude
Do you think social attitude has anything to do with these mass shootings ? I do, and I think I can identify that change in social attitude. We have, as a society, gone from gratitude to attitude ! That’s correct.… Continue reading
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being stoic
I don’t want to talk about guns. The topic has been beaten to death with little result. The real discussion needs to be about why so many choose this path. Why are people lashing out, killing others en masse ?… Continue reading
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choosing a side
Nothing was ever solved by running away. Ideas were never heard without being spoken. A book isn’t read until you open the pages. I’m aware of all of those things and yet this morning I’m considering doing just that,… Continue reading
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high standards
It was an observation I made some time ago. ” Emotion is often an ardent motivator but seldom a good guide. ” Seeing things does not mean you always recognize them and so I have had my failures. I have… Continue reading
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civilty on edge
Civilization is defined as that stage of human development that is most advanced and organized within a society. America is a civilized nation. Well, at least it is supposed to be, and I would argue it was, at one time,… Continue reading