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Magic remains
Christmas isn’t about the things you get, it is about the things you had. It does take a lifetime to begin to understand that completely. I’m still working on it. My lifetime isn’t over and so I still have… Continue reading
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Get serious
I keep hearing stories on television about the issue with porch pirates. I just wonder how we took to calling thieves porch pirates, like it is a cute little moniker. Aye matey, we be plundering! They are just thieves, low… Continue reading
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Passing the test
It was discovered that a man attending fire school in the city of Baltimore was planning a mass shooting event. He had lots of guns, a plan and also planned on killing himself in the process. Now the big… Continue reading
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Motivation
Is America changing? Well of course it is. Everything changes over time. Isn’t that the basis of evolution? The hope is always the changes are for the better. In nature that always means survival. An adaptation to the physical… Continue reading
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That’s illegal
I remember when the big conversation was about black people. The “descriptor” has changed over the years from the “n” word to African Americans, at least in some circles it has. I’m not certain what the politically correct term… Continue reading
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Generations
The first day of December, already. In just one month a quarter of the century will have passed. Isn’t that amazing? It is if you are a member of the boomer generation. We really are the first generation to… Continue reading
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decided
Reading over some of the comments and commentary on my timeline/memories page or whatever I was struck by a recurring theme. I fully support this or that, but I fully support your opposition to this or that. I saw… Continue reading
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because I said so
The first amendment. The guarantee to the people that they may speak freely. It was number one on the list of amendments because of the fear of being silenced. That was something all too familiar to those former colonists. They… Continue reading
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it isn't fair
I got up this morning and checked my Facebook page as usual, I saw several places where Trump says we have bombed Iran’s’ nuclear facilities. I haven’t turned on the morning news as yet and haven’t verified the validity… Continue reading
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The clique
Facebook has connected me with a number of personalities from my past. I say personalities because whereas the names are familiar their actual character is unknown to me. It has occurred to me that either I wasn’t paying attention,… Continue reading