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listening
You know when I was growing up adults lived in a sort of secret world. I was told that children were to be seen, not heard. How many times I was told to ” get outside ” the grownups are… Continue reading
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when fifty was too much
I think it was the summer of 1968 or maybe ’69. I was ” working ” at Olympic Heights service station pumping gas. I was making a few dollars here and there with other odd jobs as well and had… Continue reading
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appropiations
Remember when they called America the melting pot ? I do. That is what was taught in elementary school when I was a child. We were told how people from all over the world immigrated to America, the land of… Continue reading
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validation
I saw on the news that LeBron James had his home or was it his security gate vandalized. Someone spray painted a racial slur on it. You don’t suppose it was someone that doesn’t like his basketball team do you… Continue reading
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frowned upon
Well that comedienne Kathy Griffin stepped in it didn’t she ? I see where she has apologized and feels so bad for her indiscretion. CNN has severed ties with her and she will have to pay the price. I am… Continue reading
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just passing through
What if you were just passing through, would you be alright with that ? It is a question I have asked myself on occasion. What if I am just passing through ? What I mean is, I’m not here… Continue reading
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Justice
The things that are advertised on television and in the magazines are a reflection of what society wants. I suppose that isn’t completely accurate as they are products and services that the advertisers want to sell us. Their job is… Continue reading
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moral essence
Back in the day we were sure America was the greatest nation on earth. Now I see an America with shaken confidence, filled with indecision and doubt. In our quest for freedom we have imprisoned our spirit and our drive. No… Continue reading
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self awareness
Yesterday I was playing around with my slide show program. I have made a few slide shows in the past and enjoy doing that. Thing is I just don’t have a lot of patience with it. I’m always anxious to… Continue reading
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forgotten
I went and placed the flags at the headstones of ” my ” veterans yesterday. I’m hoping it was just that I was a little early because I sure didn’t see many others. As I mentioned in another of these… Continue reading