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comeuppance
Yesterday I saw a flower in bloom and took a picture of it with my phone. That’s pretty modern don’t you think? I mean I didn’t even have to think about it just pulled my phone out, and using my… Continue reading
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old advice
“When another blames you or hates you, or people voice similar criticisms, go to their souls, penetrate inside and see what sort of people they are. You will realize that there is no need to be racked with anxiety that… Continue reading
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nonsense
This morning’s nonsense on the news is the surgeon general saying there should be an age limit on social media. He would like to establish a threshold at 13 years old. You would have to be 13 to be on… Continue reading
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credible?
Remember the story of the boy who cried wolf? The lesson was do not seek undo attention. On the surface it seemed like he was just telling what he believed to be the case. He was taken seriously. But over… Continue reading
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you know
Maryland is installing a new administration on the state level. We have a new governor, and he has made his choices for a cabinet, etc. Today they are holding hearings for his pick for administrator of the juvenile justice system. Now I’m… Continue reading
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Just waiting
Waiting on luck or fate? It seems to be what a good many of us are doing in this world. We are the everyday people, the unnamed masses, the status quo. We go to work, raise our families, participate in… Continue reading
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consequences
Vice. It’s a topic I often address. Yes, I am familiar with it. I’m not trying to say I’m not. Listen I spent twenty years in the Navy, you learn about vice. Couple that with a simple fact, I’m a… Continue reading
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the basics
There is much discussion about education these days. The curriculum in the schools is under scrutiny as well as it should be. I’m for teaching the basics. In my experience it is the basics that inspire further learning, that spark… Continue reading
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in a name
What’s in a name? It’s a question I have explored before and one that continues to occupy my thoughts. Perhaps international pronoun day made those thoughts resurface. When I was a child, I would get upset when someone used the… Continue reading
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anything goes (a diatribe)
No, I didn’t listen to the state of the union address. I already know the state of the union. I have no desire to listen to Joe Biden spew forth a bunch of half-truths and promises. Fact is, I haven’t… Continue reading