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Selling the news
I turn on the news and the headlines are the billion dollar lottery and the Playboy mansion is for sale. I would like to win the first but have no interest in the second. As I listened to the reporters interviewing… Continue reading
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two dollar dreams
No one won the Powerball jackpot. It is now estimated the next one will be worth about 1.3 billion dollars. Yes, that’s billion with a b. An amazing amount of money and far beyond my true comprehension. I’ll have to… Continue reading
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Lettin' it slide
I was in a conversation about businesses being open or closed on Sunday. I heard all the regular arguments pro and con. Those opposed like to use the , you can’t force your religious beliefs upon me tact. That is… Continue reading
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a man of action
I have always admired those with advanced degrees. Going to college wasn’t something that was discussed much around my house. That was reserved for those families with money or gifted athletes. At least that was the perception that was portrayed… Continue reading
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abuse of freedom
I have been wandering in memory for two days now and it’s not a bad place to be. My regular work a day life has been going forward while I observe it as an outsider. Yup, that’s how old I… Continue reading
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Long George
Sometimes all it takes is a few words to make your day. Yesterday I was chatting a bit with an online friend. This lady mentioned a name in her comments that I hadn’t heard in quite some time. He was… Continue reading
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provenance
I’m a big story teller. I love telling the tales of my youth and repeating the stories I was told over the years. Unfortunately I don’t have the talent to do verbally. Some people just have a way of catching… Continue reading
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trading for baubles
Another year begins. The last year for our current president. It’s time for a change. I’m anxious for that to take place. I just hope it can take place before a major problem happens. The pressure is building in this… Continue reading
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Turning a page
Amazing how fast the situation changes isn’t it ? At Christmas it was near seventy degrees and I was feeling fine. Now the temperature has dropped and I am sick. The weather was bound to change but I wasn’t expecting… Continue reading
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compromise and resolutions
The first day and the first blog of a new year. What to write about ? I was pleased to get up and not hear about anything tragic having taken place. It was a concern. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t… Continue reading