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determination of worth
There are subjects I hesitate to bring up for fear of alienating my audience. First off, I think it is an amazing thing to have an audience. I am thrilled that there are those reading my words and thoughts on… Continue reading
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avoiding guilt
One of the more effective methods to get people to do what you wish them to do is, guilt them into it ! It’s a tried and true technique. We laugh about it but the church, particularly the Catholic church… Continue reading
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name and address
I have explored this thought in the past but was reminded of it once again. As I was talking to Mom, who is 86 now, she began to call me Benny. She hasn’t called me that in many years now.… Continue reading
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Sprig
Every once and awhile a memory sneaks out and fills your thoughts for no apparent reason. Nothing happened to jog that memory it just appears. That very thing happened to me yesterday in the way of a man. I knew… Continue reading
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In the first person
What will be the artifacts of your life ? We can choose, or at the very least, influence what those objects may be. The final selection however is not ours to make. We all hope it to be the things… Continue reading
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Snow memories
I do not remember the year but I remember the snow. It was the best snow ever ! It was not very deep, to my knees when I was a child. The most amazing thing about this snow was it had… Continue reading
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Surprised ?
Do you like surprises ? I know, it all depends. Well they say a blizzard is heading my way and to get prepared. That lead me to think about what it would have been like in the old days, you… Continue reading
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Aribtrary ?
I am growing increasingly annoyed by this new attitude in America. All I hear is whining ! Sounds like a bunch of spoiled little brats. This isn’t fair, I didn’t get, or I want. It is everywhere and in everything.… Continue reading
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somewhere in the middle
There was a small news story yesterday that caught my attention. It was a proposal by the Secretary of the Navy to no longer call the midshipmen at the Naval Academy, midshipmen. No alternative names were given. The only statement… Continue reading
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The braggart and the baby
Well apparently the Brits are at it again. They want to ban Donald Trump from their country because they don’t like what he says. They didn’t like what Americans had to say in 1775 either and started a war over… Continue reading