Category Archives: Writing

Hank Aaron

Posted on January 22, 2021 by ends and beginnings blog

“Some people resented the fact I was trying to break a white man’s record.” – Hank Aaron In 1974, before Ted Turner made the Atlanta Braves baseball team “America’s Team” on his “Super Station” WTBS there was Hank Aaron. Growing … Continue reading →

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A New Year

Posted on December 29, 2020 by ends and beginnings blog

On December 31, 1999 I was at the beach with my wife, kids and my sister and her family. I know it seems like a long time ago but if you can remember back 21 years a lot of bad … Continue reading →

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Life after Trump

Posted on December 22, 2020 by ends and beginnings blog

When we wake-up on Thursday, January 21st we will have a new President. The reign of Trump the clown prince will have ended the day before but the reign of Trump the liar, the schemer, the conman, the white martyr, … Continue reading →

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Bee’s

Posted on October 23, 2020 by ends and beginnings blog

A couple of years ago I turned a little area of my yard into a bird, bee, butterfly, and bug paradise. My motivation was twofold, one, I like birds, bees, butterfly’s, and bugs and two, it was less yard I … Continue reading →

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An open letter to Christians about their support of Trump

Posted on October 21, 2020 by ends and beginnings blog

Dear American Christians: On November the 3rd, less than two weeks from today, you have an important decision to make about your eternal life. Do you remember that covenant you hold so near and dear to your heart? It is … Continue reading →

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We’re lower than the world

Posted on August 6, 2020 by ends and beginnings blog

Hyperbole – exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. In 1984 an 81-year-old manicurist named Clara Peller starred in a Wendy’s television commercial proclaiming “Where’s the beef?”. Last week reporter Jonathan Swan of Axios asked Trump the same rhetorical … Continue reading →

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Stupid Is As Stupid Does

Posted on April 10, 2020 by ends and beginnings blog

Back when Donald was just candidate Trump, I was doing some contract work for a local developer. The developer was trying a assemble some smaller properties to put them together to make one big property. He hired me to track … Continue reading →

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How does your garden grow

Posted on April 2, 2020 by ends and beginnings blog

“The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul.” – Alfred Austin I have written before about my love of … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year

Posted on December 30, 2019 by ends and beginnings blog

“It always comes back to us – why are we here? Well, we just happened to be here, we couldn’t choose it. The chance of us being born – that sperm hitting that egg – is 400 trillion to 1. … Continue reading →

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The journey

Posted on December 16, 2019 by ends and beginnings blog

What I saw; My wife wanted to head-up to the mountains to buy her Dad a Christmas gift, something that we saw in a shop this summer. There wasn’t any guarantee that it would still be there but given the … Continue reading →

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