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Let’s see if this makes any sense. From Twitter on Tuesday, in the immediate hours after the U.S. and Iran agreed to some sort of deal supposedly limiting Iran’s nuclear development program — thus, these are immediate, non-poll-tested, non-filtered reactions: Stephen Hayes @stephenfhayes The #IranDeal
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Games are supposed to be games. There are some things that are not games — that are serious — but people still seem to play. I think of politics… I think of all the skirting of hypocrisy that is rampant in far too many… where we each seem to sigh and slowly
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As duly noted, the Intramuralist has a long stated obsession with the question mark. It’s the only piece of punctuation, friends, that requires a response. The exclamation point is for the shouters — who listen to few others — and the semi-colon, creative as it may be, is for those
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(Tapping first into my deep appreciation for 80’s music…) “Shout, shout, let it all out These are the things I can do without Come on, I'm talking to you, come on Shout, shout, let it all out These are the things I can do without Come on,
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Ok, ok… I must admit… these past few weeks I have been a total bandwagon jumper — my entire family, in fact. [No, not for Bernie or the Donald… with all due respect, doubtful either of those will be happening anytime soon.] We just couldn’t get enough of the 2015
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As expected, I spent our nation’s annual Independence Day pretty much consistent with the past dozen years — as any baseball parent will tell you — dust flying, sweat dripping, lots and lots of testosterone, at the diamond with a complete slew of games. With tournaments for the older two boys
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Consistent with my daily routine of scanning diverse news sources, yesterday I read an editorial in The Washington Post debating the possibility of VP Joe Biden running for President of the United States. Yes, I find it fascinating…14,000 people running for the Rep’s… one waiting to be
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So let’s run with social media’s perceived favorite new mantra: #LoveWins. I agree. Nothing is bigger, better, more poignant or powerful. Above all things, there is love. My question is if we know what love is. I am not attempting to be flippant or ambiguous. I just think
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There are some moments in life that change us. Let me rephrase. There are some moments in life that have the potential to change us -- that is, if we intentionally pause... hesitating long enough to grasp the sobriety of the situation... to recognize all that’s going on... to learn
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With all due respect, I am a fair-weather, tv golf fan. I’m sorry. I have no desire to disappoint anyone -- especially not the male members of my extended family. I just am not really a fan. I mean, I fake it well. I, also, was once a fairly
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Yesterday we witnessed something impressive... something courageous... something both humble and bold... something, too, we might miss if we're too busy adjusting our partisan hats. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley held a press conference calling on the Confederate flag to be removed from the state capitol. She said:
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Today is one of those days when my planned post was totally scrapped. I had written about the events in Charleston. I had written about the horrific hate crime and how heartbreaking it is to witness the intentional end to innocent life... I acknowledged how as a nation we react.