Monthly Archives: November 2017

Tell them Gomer says hey

Posted on November 30, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

Andy, Aunt Bee, Barney, Opie, Floyd, Goober, and Gomer. Do you know these people? I will give you a hint, they live in Mayberry just down the road from Mt. Pilot. Did that help? Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors) died today. … Continue reading →

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Why didn’t we stop him?

Posted on November 30, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

My routine Monday through Friday is pretty much the same everyday, I wake-up, take a shower, get dressed, let the dogs out, drive to the convenience store and buy a Diet Coke, sit at my desk, turn my computer on … Continue reading →

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An open letter to……..

Posted on November 29, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

In a couple of months I will celebrate two years of “blogging”. To date I have written 732 post which have generated over 40,000 views. I write about what is on my mind at that moment and lately those moments … Continue reading →

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The legacy of a Trump coffee mug

Posted on November 29, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

This morning “our” President re-tweeted these three headlines to his 43.6 followers from Jayda Fransen; Islamist mob pushes teenage boy off roof and beats him to death! Muslim Destroys a Statue of Virgin Mary! Muslim migrant beats up Dutch boy on … Continue reading →

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Nothing lasts

Posted on November 28, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

I was talking to my Mom over Thanksgiving getting her thoughts on the mini-family reunion we had just attended. It had been years since I had seen some of these folks and I wanted to get her take on how … Continue reading →

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Roy Moore and the Westboro Baptist Church

Posted on November 28, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“On November 21, 2017, God required the soul of one of your idols. David Cassidy, best known for his role as Keith Partridge in the Partridge family. At the age of 67, Cassidy died of liver failure, which was surely … Continue reading →

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Time to take cover?

Posted on November 27, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“Being president doesn’t change who you are, it reveals who you are.” – Michelle Obama The political conversations around Thanksgiving with my family is thankfully one-sided. With the exception of a brother in-law who knows to keep his mouth shut and … Continue reading →

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What it was, was football rivalry edition

Posted on November 27, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

  “They elected one man apiece, and them two men come out in the middle of that cow pasture and shook hands like they hadn’t seen one another in a long time. Then a convict came over to where they … Continue reading →

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A Thanksgivings note to my Senators

Posted on November 22, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“It wasn’t the White House, it wasn’t the State Department, it wasn’t father LaVar’s so-called people on the ground in China that got his son out of a long term prison sentence – IT WAS ME. Too bad! LaVar is … Continue reading →

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Old sticks

Posted on November 22, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

When my wife and I travel around we like to go to antique stores. I love old things, tools, pottery, plates, stuff. I like to hold old items and feel their past. I think about the people who made it, … Continue reading →

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