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With eager politicians sensing an enticeable electorate, an ageless maternal mantra is being systematically extinguished. “Life isn’t fair” is the frequent refrain. The challenge is that we each take turns dismantling the mantra. We say it isn’t fair, yet we act as if it should be. Therein lies
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While May Day came and went last week, one movement is attempting to stay — to stay relevant, that is. First taking their message to the streets last September, the Occupy Wall Street protest seemingly lost momentum and attention in recent months, as winter weather and erratic behavior obscured the message
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Far too wonderful for me... Recently I was struck by that phrase. Perhaps you’ve noticed it embedded in a few semi-humble posts. I must admit: the concept is often a little inconsistent with how I think. I mean, I’m not a rocket scientist nor student of microbiology.
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Osama Bin Laden died one year ago. Kudos to the Obama administration for leading the efforts which seized the terrorist leader. Kudos to the Bush administration for implementing the effective strategy. On this day my desire is to revisit why Bin Laden attacked us. I must tell you now, this
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“The Bible. We’ll just talk about the Bible for a second. People often point out that they can’t help it, they can’t help with the anti-gay bullying ‘cause it says right there in Leviticus, it says right there in Timothy, it says right there in Romans,
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He was ruthless. By his own admission. He lacked integrity. By his own admission. He was definitely not gentle. Twice later I heard him speak, and I also read several of his books. He was intelligent and certainly articulate. Last weekend he passed away at the still spirited age of
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[Originally posted in June of 2009.] Yes, I am fearful we are going nuts. There are all sorts of them. Cashews, almonds, walnuts, brazils, filberts, peanuts, pine, and pecans... There exist immeasurable means of preparation. Dry roasted, honey roasted, salted, shelled, redskin, blanched, granulated, not to mention that wonderful cinnamon
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[Originally posted in March of 2010, the following infuses a potential dab of wisdom into the health care legislation currently before the court. Note that I said “potential.”] Aesop’s commentary on the current health care confusion... From The Boy and the Filberts: “Do not attempt too much at once.
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One cold night, as an Arab sat in his tent, a camel gently thrust his nose under the flap and looked in. "Master," he said, "let me put my nose in your tent. It's cold and stormy out here." "By all means,"
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As a current events observer in search of wisdom (or yes, also, a lack of it), every so often an issue evolves that causes far more than a pregnant pause. In order to accurately dissect the wisdom, allow me to first share the facts. I will omit emotive expression... at
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Sometimes my penchant for sarcasm must be suppressed. Sorry. I believe in transparency. Can someone please share with me why in the last 2-3 years, our nation continues to go to war? We keep engaging in brand new “military conflict.” There is the war on drugs, war on labor,
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Everyone brings something to the table. A passion perhaps that he or she uniquely brings that’s quickly embedded into the conversation and thus impacts the emotion and dialogue going forward. Such is true whether your last name is Goldwater or Gore, Sharpton or Nader, Clinton or Quayle. Today my