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History, science and belief
The quest to alter reality. That appears to me to be the big campaign of the twenty first century. With all our advances over millennia this is what we have decided upon? We have decided we are smart enough to… Continue reading
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Perceived
Numbers and perceptions. Numbers create perceptions and may reenforce them or dispel them. The latter happens far less frequently. Consider this, 7.2% of the population identify themselves as gay. That 7.2% includes all the “variations” of that identity. Bi-sexual, gender… Continue reading
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SB1
Once again, I’m listening to the politicians and just shaking my head. The governor of Maryland just signed a bill into law to “get the illegal guns off the streets.” How is this bill going to do that? This… Continue reading
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it isn't fair
Hypocrites, we all despise them. It is a name we use to disparage and vilify those we don’t agree with. We point out their hypocrisy, pointing our fingers and saying, see there, he’s a hypocrite! And just what is a… Continue reading
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problems
Some social media problems. First one is getting a birthday notification. It’s so and so’s birthday, wish them a happy birthday. Wait a second, something in the back of my mind tells me this person passed away. I don’t… Continue reading
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Not so sure
It’s Mothers day. I have posted my Happy Mothers Day to all the Moms in my Facebook community. My own Mom has been gone now for two years. Gone but not forgotten. There isn’t anything I want to write about… Continue reading
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The facts
What could have been. I spent some time yesterday thinking about what could have been. That happened after I ran across an old advertisement. This advertisement concerned Greenport Gasoline Engines. The manufacturer of this product was J.S. Gaffga. John… Continue reading
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She dreamed too
With Mother’s day just around the corner our thoughts just naturally turn in that direction. I saw an article that was republished in the Times about Moms. This article was an essay about how Moms were real people too, just… Continue reading
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Places in time
Pieces of a picture, pieces of the past, these are the things I photograph. I find comfort in the viewing of these objects, the reason I have them on display. My home decor is a reflection of my life… Continue reading
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We'll see
How old does something have to be to become a memory? The obvious and easy answer is, just a minute or two. But that isn’t the memories I’m thinking about. I’m thinking about older memories, but how old? Weeks, months,… Continue reading