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Selfish Secrets ?
Every once and a while someone famous, or at least well known, will write a tell all book. I see these as a way to get the attention back on themselves. These books sell because we are just naturally curious… Continue reading
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School-Time Continuum
Well the time thing got me again. Kinda caught me off guard as it where. I was browsing the postings on my Facebook page, yes, sometimes I just browse, and saw one about a high school class reunion being planned.… Continue reading
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A Polar Vortex ?
Last year we had a wind effect that the news started calling a Derecho. This year I hear we now have a Polar Vortex ! Oh my, that sounds a bit more serious now doesn’t it ? That Derecho thing… Continue reading
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Going Home
Certain songs or lyrics speak directly to our hearts. From the first time you hear them and over the years they remain. I think that is the job of the song writer. That is their intent, the same as a… Continue reading
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Fractions in time
As my daughter in law was leaving my home last night, Morgan pointed out a picture on my wall and says, Mommy we don’t take family portraits anymore. Maria just laughed and said, no we haven’t done that in a… Continue reading
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One picture,a thousand words
It is one of my favorite pictures. An old black and white. The subject is two ladies sitting side by side. One seems to be speaking as the other is listening intently. They seem to be resting from their labors.… Continue reading
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On respect
Something I hear quite often are people complaining about being disrespected. I think the key is that those that feel that way also suffer from a lack of self respect. If I respect myself, my values and views enough, what… Continue reading
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Original Thoughts ?
Random thoughts often enter my mind. There are times when I just jot those thoughts down without giving them additional consideration. After a while I may return to that thought only to discover it paraphrases something already having been stated.… Continue reading
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Thoughts on life and death
The mystery of death frightens us all, but why should that be ? In death there is no pain. Pain is a physical thing. Our bodies are nothing more than vehicles, vehicles of the soul. When they have carried our… Continue reading
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An Emperor and a Bonacker
“If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations I was thinking about this very… Continue reading