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an agitated American
I sat and wrote for over an hour. Then I reread it and discovered I had said nothing. I hit the delete button. I do try to say something entertaining or informative. I don’t think many would be interested in my… Continue reading
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my brothers keeper
There are times when I find myself becoming a cynic. I wonder if I am justified ? Sadly, in too many instances I believe I am. Something that brought this to the forefront is this past election. Just who can… Continue reading
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Blood
Following the blood. Since we have ” discovered ” DNA we have become somewhat obsessed with that action. We can send off a sample and get a chart back that tells us that information. We can then adopt the ”… Continue reading
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Faith is the engine
Expect nothing and you won’t be disappointed. Those are words of advice I heard when I was just a small child and have stayed with me ever since. Really the advice is to live in the moment and be grateful… Continue reading
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The church key incident
Yesterday as I was scrolling down my Facebook timeline a picture caught my eye. It was a tiny blowfish. Smallest I think I’ve ever seen. Now some folks called them bottlefish and others still puffers. Whatever name you prefer, to us from… Continue reading
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giving the gift
With Christmas coming we start to think of what we may receive. What gifts await ? The excitement builds to a fever pitch, or at least it did when I was a child. I don’t think that same excitement exists… Continue reading
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Thank You
Happy Thanksgiving. Today we will all celebrate by eating way too much. I pray that everyone gets to spend time with whatever family members they can muster. Don’t misunderstand me, I like the food part of this holiday as much… Continue reading
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Details
My wife made my mounted moose. You may have seen a picture of it on Facebook. I post a lot of stuff on Facebook. Probably more than I should but it seems like a harmless enough thing to do. Well… Continue reading
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family story
Families can get complex. Now take my father, he had three brothers. His eldest brother Elwood and himself shared the same mother, Clara, but his other brothers had a different Mom. I have a sister and two brothers. My sister and I… Continue reading
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as serious as a heart attack
I just finished reading another’s blog, as I often do in the morning, and she was talking about taking life seriously. My first thought was, as serious as a heart attack, which is a saying I use a lot. A heart… Continue reading