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There are a few things hopefully each of us learns as a child... Don’t covet. Honor your mother and father. And never stick your tongue on a flag pole in the winter. As an adult, I see at least one, glaring wise nugget that far too many have missed.
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He’s here! He’s here! The future king is here! Granted, Prince William and Kate Middleton’s baby was initially nameless, but the newborn babe has now been pronounced as none other than Prince George Alexander Louis; note that William’s name went unannounced for one whole week while
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To hear the sportswriters tell it, it was “the best round of his life”... “a most improbable win”... “completed in stunning, awe-inspiring fashion”... On Sunday, golf’s most popular lefty, Phil Mickelson, captured the coveted Claret Jug, as the winner of this year’s British Open. He was 5
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In 2 intriguing developments... John Rosemond has written a nationally syndicated parental advice column for years. In addition to his column, Rosemond has authored multiple bestsellers, such as Parenting by the Book and Making the ‘Terrible’ Twos Terrific! When responding recently to a question of how to handle their “highly
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Sometimes as I witness society’s reaction, my soul is left disturbed. Perhaps like several of you, I have turned off the television after my jaw dropped too many times watching reaction to George Zimmerman being found “not guilty” of the murder of teen Trayvon Martin. Was he really “not
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This is a post I have little desire to pen. It’s not that the Intramuralist fails to possess an opinion. It’s not that I don’t have all the answers. I rarely have all the answers. I hesitate to write about the George Zimmerman verdict because so many
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Yesterday my younger brother got married. My family is both thankful and proud. In preparation for today, the officiating pastor asked us siblings what qualities we most admire in our brother. There’s lots I could say about Stun. He’s witty... He’s wise... He’s athletic... He’s
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When bad things happen, how do we respond? With a woe-is-me attitude? Believing, alas, that we are the victim? Or what if we really are the victim? ... do we get angry? ... indignant? ... or an emboldened “it’s me against the world” mentality? Truthfully, I can understand that. I
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Currently ongoing in central Florida, George Zimmerman is on trial for 2nd degree murder in the death of Trayvon Martin. Here are the facts, as told by CNN: Trayvon Benjamin Martin, born February 5, 1995, was a 17-year-old African-American high school student who lived in Miami Gardens,
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I witnessed the wildest thing over the weekend. Ok, so it wasn't exactly wild, but the reaction certainly was. It was one of those moments where you watch life unravel so slowly, it seems — like you see what's happening, can tell what will happen next, you
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As fireworks flare across the nation this day, we acknowledge the 4th of July. We celebrate Independence Day, the day 237 years ago when America declared her intentional independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. As infamous patriot, John Adams, penned a day prior: "... I am apt to believe
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I’m not exactly certain how to pen today’s post. It has something to do with hypocrisy. I can just feel it. Articulating it and putting it down on so-called cyber paper, however, is a completely different story. As we watch life’s events unfold in recent months,