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Buckle up
I’ve started several blogs this morning and deleted them. I do self censure myself. When I read them back to myself and discover they really say little I think of as constructive. I realize that you all may disagree with… Continue reading
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Transistion
Let me begin by stating I did not vote for Donald J Trump. Take that for whatever it is worth. The campaign was a nightmare for all of us. If we continue in the same vein this presidency will accomplish… Continue reading
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the business of humanity
I want to tell you about someone I know. How should I do that ? Would it be sufficient that I tell you of their character ? Is that all the description you require ? Well, it should be, but… Continue reading
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can't you just ?
The difference being getting it done or doing it. Those really are separate actions. Getting it done may be as simple as buying whatever it is. But ” doing it “, that is actually creating whatever it is you want… Continue reading
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In the comfort zone
It’s mid January and the holidays are a memory. Were they memorable ? Not particularly this year. Nothing happened out of the ordinary to make it so. It was very pleasant, I enjoyed them but nothing more. Thankfully nothing negative… Continue reading
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The shadow or the tree ?
“The Seven Social Sins are: Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. Knowledge without character. Commerce without morality. Science without humanity. Worship without sacrifice. Politics without principle. This is an excerpt from a sermon by Frederick Lewis Donaldson concerning a mans’… Continue reading
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important moments
They’re just old photographs hanging on the wall. I see those faces everyday. They look down on me and it sometimes causes me consternation. Many of them I never knew, yet we are connected. They are mostly before, while I’m after. After… Continue reading
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civil discourse
I enjoy Facebook, I really do. It is, for the most part a congenial place to be. An escape from the world around you. I’m thinking perhaps I have been spending too much time there. Either that or the world… Continue reading
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Where am I going ?
I have decided I’m just going where the road takes me. When I was a younger man I used to think that I could change that but it isn’t so. No, every step I have taken was predetermined. A force greater… Continue reading
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a vexation
There are things that don’t matter right ? Not every thing said or done has significance but I forget that sometimes. I wonder why that is ? I suppose it is a desire to be right, on the other hand, who… Continue reading