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The two sides of a storm
This time last year my garden and grass were burnt to a crisp. The wonderful rains that we had in April and May simply stopped in June and didn’t begin again until September. It was as if some great hand … Continue reading
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Tagged drought, dry, environment, garden, global warming, Hurricane Hugo, hurricanes, moisture, Rain, Storms, Tropical Storms, water
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What divides us
There is a church down the street from my house that uses a sanctuary that once housed a neighborhood Southern Baptist Church. The church that occupies this building today has a catchy, hip name but when you read their “beliefs” they … Continue reading
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Tagged Beliefs, Bible, Christianity, divide, Donald Trump, Faith, Franklin Graham, Hate, Religion, Trump, worship
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Characters we meet along the way
When my girls were young and not so health conscious, which means they still enjoyed hot dogs, french fries and drank milk shakes, we ate lunch at a local fast food restaurant almost every Saturday. In my community most, if … Continue reading
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Tagged Characters, Children, Family, Food, Kids, Living, Love, memories, Past, sad face
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Fat, drunk and stupid……
“Did you say “over”? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!” – Bluto, Animal House Animal House was released in 1978 when I was 17 years old. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Animal House, Bluto, College, drunk and stupid, Fat, Flounder, Fraternity, John Belushi, road trip, Stephen Furst, toga
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Why are we here?
I read the obituaries everyday, something that I have done for the last 30 years. But a couple of years ago the way I read the obituaries changed. Rather then looking for names I know or recognize now I look at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Beer, Christians, Family, God, Henry David Thoreau, Living, Merlot, obituaries, Questions, sex, Why are we here
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Will Amazon take over the world?
Today, I am a low tech redneck. I still write checks, lick a stamp and mail my bills. I ask the companies that I work with to give me a check rather direct deposit. I still have a landline phone … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, Change, google, Snapchat, technology, Amazon, High Tech, Apple, Wal-Mart, Whole Foods
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Make America Grateful Again
“We can share the women, we can share the wine. We can share what we got of yours ’cause we done shared all of mine. Keep on rollin’, just a mile to go; Keep on rollin’ my old buddy, you’re movin’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, Dead & Company, Deadhead's, hippies, Jerry Garcia, John Mayer, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, The Grateful Dead
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