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Monthly Archives: April 2017
The numbers are in, let the spin begin
I heard an interesting conversation this morning on one of the national news programs. The correspondents were talking about Trump and his relationship with China and its President Xi Jinping. They were discussing how Trump had substantially toned down his campaign … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged basket of deplorables, confidence, Donald Trump, fake news, GDP, jobs, Make America Great Again, Obama, Reuters, Sean Spicer, Spin, Trump, uncertainty
4 Comments
Space in our hearts and hard drive
We have an old desktop computer at the house that is probably ten or fifteen years old. It never gets used anymore. I have a laptop and my wife uses an iPad so between these two gadgets and our iPhone’s … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged Death, Facebook, Future, hard drive, Heart, memories, Past, pictures, Present, technology
11 Comments
National Parks and Monuments versus Golf Courses and Oil Rigs
“As families prepare for summer vacations in our National Parks – Democrats threaten to close them and shut down the government. Terrible!” – Donald Trump tweet 4-27-17 I got to be honest after reading this tweet and knowing about the … Continue reading
When status stunts your growth
I grew up in a very middle class suburban neighborhood filled with two style of houses, brick ranches and tri-levels. Everything and everyone was homogeneous. No one had a bigger or nicer house, and no one drove a fancier car. It … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Thoughts
Tagged Bully, Care, Compassion, desires, Heart, Lessons, middle class, money, prestige, status, wealth, youth
12 Comments
The magic or curse of a comb over
Warning: For all you hair challenged men out there like me, if you comb-over this post might hurt your feelings. When I was a kid, I had long, luscious, thick, wavy black hair. I got to admit, when I look … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged Beauty, comb over, Donald Trump, Getting older, Hair, Older, Style, Trump, vain, vanity, younger
8 Comments
The evil empire……..Canada?
“Canada has made business for our dairy farmers in Wisconsin and other border states very difficult. We will not stand for this. Watch!” – Donald Trump tweet 4-25-17 I freely admit that I know little to nothing about Canada. I … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Thoughts
Tagged America, apology, Bully, Canada, Canadian, Donald Trump, Dumb Ass, Justin Trudeau, Neil Young, President, Presidential, Trump
21 Comments
Sexy Spring
My wife and I had just pedal down my favorite two-mile stretch of road. It is relatively straight with a 1% grade from stop sign to stop sign. When I make the right hand turn on to this road I … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged Cycling, Females, frogs, horny, Humor, Males, Reproduction, sex, Spring, Turkey
4 Comments
NASCAR Is dead and I don’t feel so good myself
Let me give you a little context, I grew up in Charlotte, NC. Just so there is no confusion, Florida may be the corporate headquarters but Charlotte is the home of NASCAR. As a kid I went to dirt track … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged Changes, Charlotte, Dale Earnhardt, dirt track, Earnhardt, memories, NASCAR, Petty, Racing, Speedway, Stock Car
30 Comments
Zen and the Art of finding yourself
“You look at where you’re going and where you are and it never makes sense, but then you look back at where you’ve been and a pattern seems to emerge.” – Robert M. Pirsig In 1981 I was a freshman at … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Thoughts
Tagged Book, center, Future, Jack Kerouac, Past, pattern, Present, Robert M. Pirsig, Robert Pirsig, Time, Zen, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
11 Comments
Picking the wrong messiah for Earth Day
“New polls out today are very good considering that much of the media is FAKE and almost always negative. Would still beat Hillary in popular vote. ABC News/Washington Post Poll (wrong big on election) said almost all stand by their vote … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Thoughts
Tagged basket of deplorables, Donald Trump, Earth Day, environment, EPA, fake news, John Muir, Oil Spill, pesticides, planet, Protection, Trump
11 Comments