Category Archives: Life

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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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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I still don’t have it

Posted on July 5, 2022 by ends and beginnings blog

Once upon a time I might have been good looking, never in a George Clooney or Denzel Washington kind of way, but I probably had a few years where I was 7 maybe an 8 on a good day. It … Continue reading →

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Puppy Love

Posted on February 1, 2022 by ends and beginnings blog

My wife and I have been married for 37 years. In those 37 years of marriage, we have raised 2 daughters, 5 dogs and 1 cat. Our last child headed to college 11 years ago and we have been empty … Continue reading →

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2022

Posted on December 30, 2021 by ends and beginnings blog

I went back and read what I posted on December 29, 2020, about the up-coming year, 2021. The only positive I noted for the coming year is the election of a grown-up, Joe Biden, as President of the United States. … Continue reading →

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Kyle Rittenhouse-one life for two

Posted on December 30, 2021 by ends and beginnings blog

I have been thinking a lot lately about Kyle Rittenhouse. He is the seventeen-year-old kid (at the time) who, with an AR-15 semi-automatic style rifle, decided to play pretend police officer during the civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 2020. … Continue reading →

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Stop pretending your racism is patriotism.

Posted on November 19, 2021 by ends and beginnings blog

“Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.” – Henri Frederic Amiel Next week is Thanksgiving, truly my favorite holiday of all the celebrations. My … Continue reading →

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I don’t bring God into the picture

Posted on November 16, 2021 by ends and beginnings blog

“I am not sure I have. I just go on and try to do a better job from there. I don’t think so. I think if I do something wrong, I think, I just try and make it right. I … Continue reading →

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COVID and White People

Posted on November 9, 2021 by ends and beginnings blog

I am really pushing my memory here but sometime in the late 1960’s or early 70’s my mother gathered up her three young children and took us to the health department where we stood in line with other mothers with … Continue reading →

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