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baking a cake
The case of the baker and the cake goes to the supreme court this week. What a waste of judicial process. Well, we will get the courts opinion on this whole matter. As anyone of you that have read anything… Continue reading
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the influence theory
Facebook and Google are being investigated for possibly manipulating the media. Australia has launched this in response to their election results. Yup, some in Australia are now blaming those two for ” influencing ” the voters. Can you imagine that… Continue reading
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debt and deficit
The senate has passed a comprehensive new tax plan. That is what I hear on the news. As usual there is a great cry and hue from the politicians, the media and the public in general. Not one democrat… Continue reading
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forgetting
Seventy six years ago the Japanese bombed Pearl harbor. It was an event that took place twelve years before my birth. A date that will live in infamy. That is what Roosevelt said and it was a deliberate choice of… Continue reading
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empaths and victims
As I read the comments on social media it has become clear to me. We are raising a generation of empaths and victims. Well, that’s not a fair statement, it is not just a certain generation, but rather a trend.… Continue reading
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my advice
It is the hot topic this week, sexual assault. What I see is further attempts to legislate virtue and morality. For some they call it empowerment, at long last their voices are being heard. It is a change in the… Continue reading
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serendipity
It is true that there are times when the simplest things give us pleasure. A while back I had my great grandfathers clock repaired and it sits there now marking the time once again. Every now and again I glance… Continue reading
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just fragments
I am the youngest of four. I celebrated my 64th birthday this past July. I talk with mom at least once a week. Mom is 88. My question is then, why was I surprised to realize my brother is 68… Continue reading
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just pondering
My sister shared a quote with me from one of her favorite authors. ” Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be, and embracing who we are. ” ( Brene Brown.) This… Continue reading
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getting ready
It’s that time of year again when I reminisce about gathering the pines for Christmas. It is also when I long for a piece of white birch to make a Yule log with. Among my childhood memories those are some… Continue reading