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You buying that?
It’s something I talk about often, the use of terms that don’t really apply to whatever it is they are being applied to. Topping the list is perhaps the calling of our government a democracy. It is not a democracy.… Continue reading
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Out with the old
Saw a meme on Facebook about how, back in the day, cookie tins often became sewing kits. The premise being, we didn’t waste anything. My first thought was, how many homes today would even have a sewing kit? Probably the… Continue reading
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All that
Growing up I was told not to talk about politics or religion. It was just sage advice from the old folks. They weren’t wrong. You really shouldn’t talk about religion or politics unless you are certain the person you’re talking… Continue reading
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It’s a paradox
Does a memory become a story, or the story become the memory? It’s a question I found myself asking after telling my wife a story from my childhood. Did I really remember that event or just the story told of… Continue reading
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A date
Today is Monday. I was born on a Monday, seventy-three years ago, on this very date. The next time it will happen it will be 2037! It doesn’t seem like it has been that long ago, nearly three quarters of… Continue reading
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On a dirt road
I was raised on a dirt road. I thought of it as a long driveway shared by everyone. It remains a dirt road to this day, 72 years later. How many years it existed before that I can’t say. The… Continue reading
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Amending freedom
I saw a meme about the filing of an amicus brief. This meme was declaring the IRS cannot restrict freedom of speech. The speech it was referring to was political endorsements from churches. It centers of the Johnson amendment. It’s… Continue reading
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Mostly
What constitutes the majority? Is it 51% or 75% ? That all depends. A simple majority, that 51% is all that is required in a democracy. That is what those on the left would like you to believe we have… Continue reading
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Liberty for all
Is Ukraine still fighting the Russians? Yes, that war continues. You wouldn’t know it by listening to the news these days, amazing how that is, isn’t it? After four years that news is just ho-hum. There are still people fighting… Continue reading
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Unrestricted access
Heard on the news that parents are joining in a lawsuit against social media platforms. They accuse those platforms of using methods to attract and keep users, especially younger children. They are designed to keep them looking! Well now, what… Continue reading