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Flag Day 2014

Fly your flag today. Or burn it if you wish. Change all that it stands for. A point you shouldn’t miss. Many have they died. To keep this country free. Vote the way you will. Believe what you believe. The First Amendment protects. The freedom of your speech. Complacency won’t …

D Day June 6th 1944

D-Day, unfathomable to my naive mind. Try to imagine what war is like if you haven’t been involved in one. Hopefully, instead of not wanting to think about it, which would be natural, it will stir a deep compassion for human kind in your heart and what people go through …

When did I get old?

When did I get old? I know I’m not really old, am I? I’m middle aged, that’s what our culture calls it. I’m not sure if that’s good or not. Some people are over 100 years old. Just what does old mean anyway? Google it and you’ll get this: old …

Memorial Day 2014

Memorial Day kicks off the summer season and I’m glad. Veteran’s who have died would not think that that’s all bad. Honor those this day that served and died to keep us free. Be proud of them and wish they were still here with you and me. Think of them …

The simple life

My dad taught me to look at the sky. On the porch we’d eat ice milk he’d buy. If it stormed too much we’d go in, or sometimes just let it go by. With a ladder we’d look at the stars, and steady binoculars on Mars. We looked toward the …

Courageous honest leadership is what is needed.

Things people fear. (more or less) • Death • Pain • Loved one/one’s being harmed • The unknown • Disease • Sickness • Being unloved/unwanted • Injury • Losing a job/jobs • Lack of necessities to live i.e. food, water, shelter • Admonishment • Embarrassment • An innocent mistake that …