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Monthly Archives: February 2017
The peer in pressure
Two lawyer neighbors of mine invited me to lunch today. Let’s call them “lawyer #1” and “lawyer #2”. This purpose of this lunch was to gauge my reaction to a guy that lives in our neighborhood who also happens to … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged Democrats, Donald Trump, Friends, LGBT, opinions, peer pressure, Peers, President Trump, Republicans, Social, superficial, Trump, Views
24 Comments
Trump’s noise
“No, I think that President Obama is behind it, because his people are certainly behind it and some of the leaks, possibly come from that group, some of the leaks — which are really very serious leaks because they’re very bad … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged deplorables, Donald Trump, dumbing down, fake news, Noise, Politics, President Trump, Republicans, Russia, Steve Bannon, Trump, Vladimir Putin, Wilbur Ross
15 Comments
The marriage cycle
“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” – Mignon McLaughlin One of my most read post is Divorce, cancer, heart attacks and suicide. This post talks about the changes that are occurring among my peer group … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged Children, cycle, divorce, Family, husband, Living, Marriage, responsibilities, separated, Wife
6 Comments
Trump’s pit bull on a short leash
“Kelleyanne can’t figure out how to fill her time. W/o anything to do she turns into the toddler who wants to “help” you cook dinner.” –Rogue POTUS Staff What’s the difference between the Counselor to the President and a pit bull? … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Thoughts
Tagged CNN, Disinformation, Donald Trump, fake news, Fox News, information, Joseph Goebbels, Kellyanne Conway, MSNBC, President Trump, propaganda, Trump
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Never mind Fake News how about Fake Burgers
I occasionally like to eat a Wendy’s double cheeseburger. No, it is not on my diet. Hell no, I don’t tell my wife that’s what I had for lunch. Yes, a greasy cheeseburger every once in a while might kill … Continue reading
What can you control?
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” – Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter I am no different from anyone else, I would rather be in control … Continue reading
Rare views
“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” – John Muir We spent the weekend in a cabin up in woods outside of the DuPont State Forest. There was nothing fancy about the accommodations, a soft … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged Birds, DuPont State Forest, environment, forest, John Muir, memories, Nature, Pileated woodpecker, trees, wildlife, Woods
13 Comments
Left, right, left, right
I recently responded to a comment from a Trump supporter or at least he smelled like a Trump supporter. Here are some of his “interesting” observations about Trump and why he won; “If you were honest in attempting to understand … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Thoughts
Tagged Democrat, deplorables, Donald Trump, fake news, Mar-a-Lago, Mess, Politics, President, President Trump, Republican, Trump, Washington
23 Comments
When 304 is greater than 332, 365, 379, & 370
A great piece of “Fake News” from NPR, click, read & learn: Trump’s Thursday Press Conference, Annotated by NPR
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged chaos, Donald Trump, fake news, finetunedmachine, ignore, News, NPR, persist, President Trump, press conference, Republicans, resist, Trump
3 Comments