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About ends and beginnings blog

I am a frustrated writer and poet waiting to be discovered. A stand-up philosopher performing on a street corner near you. A Christian with questions but I don’t want to hear your answers. A Buddhist with a bumper sticker on my truck to prove it. A collector of quotes. A grower of lettuce. The Patron Saint of earthworms who name their children after me. A cyclist whose big ass strains the seams of his Lycra bibs. I am American by birth, Southern by the grace of God. My goal in life is to leave an imprint on the lives of the people I love not a footprint on the earth. I am a son, a husband, a father composed of 65%-Oxygen, 18%-Carbon, 10%-Hydrogen, 3%-Nitrogen, 3%-Diet Coke and 1%-Oreo.

Equality feels like oppression

Posted on April 6, 2023 by ends and beginnings blog

I have lived in my community for almost 40 years. I am deeply and actively involved in the business and civic sectors that keep this city humming. For 40 years I have served and presided over numerous organizations as diverse … Continue reading →

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The weaponization of the legal system to advance a political agenda

Posted on April 3, 2023 by ends and beginnings blog

The weaponization of the legal system to advance a political agenda turns the rule of law on its head. It is un-American. The Soros-backed Manhattan District Attorney has consistently bent the law to downgrade felonies and to excuse criminal misconduct. … Continue reading →

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A Poem: A Box of Christmas Memories

Posted on December 21, 2022 by ends and beginnings blog

Originally posted on Ends and Beginnings:
Photo credit-Author A tree stands in a room filled with lights and trinkets of the past Ornaments on display refresh our memory of glitter and glue Gifts of first graders proudly offered to mothers…

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This wouldn’t happen if Trump was still president

Posted on December 9, 2022 by ends and beginnings blog

Every morning when I get to the office at 7 am I type the word “Trump” in the Twitter search bar. I do it for a very different reason today than I did 3 years ago. During his “presidency” I … Continue reading →

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The po-po is chasing him

Posted on November 17, 2022 by ends and beginnings blog

“He’s running for the same reason every shirtless guy on ‘Cops’ runs — the po-po is chasing him.” – Trevor Noah If President Trump continues this tone and delivers this message on a consistent basis, he will be hard to … Continue reading →

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Democracy Held Once Again

Posted on November 10, 2022 by ends and beginnings blog

Way back in 1912 former president Theodore Roosevelt lost the presidential nomination of the Republican Party to incumbent president William Howard Taft. Roosevelt formed a third party called The Progressive Party which was also referred to as the Bull Moose … Continue reading →

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Vote like your life depends on it

Posted on November 4, 2022 by ends and beginnings blog

“Let’s say you’re at the airport and you see Mr. Walker and you say, ‘Hey, there’s Herschel Walker, Heisman winner, let’s have him fly the plane.’ You probably wouldn’t say that. You would want to know; does he know how … Continue reading →

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A Charade and Witch Hunt

Posted on October 14, 2022 by ends and beginnings blog

“This memo is being written to express our anger, disappointment, and complaint that with all of the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on what many consider to be a Charade and Witch Hunt, and despite strong and powerful requests, … Continue reading →

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Hurricanes: The definition of insanity

Posted on October 5, 2022 by ends and beginnings blog

You want to help world hunger? Stop sending them food. Don’t send them another bite, send them U-Hauls. Send them a guy that says, “You know, we’ve been coming here giving you food for about 35 years now and we … Continue reading →

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The coming civil war

Posted on September 7, 2022 by ends and beginnings blog

There is a guy riding around my community in a piece of shit pick-up truck with a FUCK BIDEN bummer sticker on it. This moron has made two construction paper signs with a sharpie and taped them to the back … Continue reading →

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