Tag Archives: COVID-19

When grownups are in charge

Posted on April 1, 2021 by ends and beginnings blog

My kids are young adults, 30 and 27. They are both independent young ladies making their way in the world. But occasionally I still get a call to help them navigate a task that they both refer to as “adulting”. … Continue reading →

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500,000 lost souls – It’s going to disappear

Posted on February 23, 2021 by ends and beginnings blog

One year and 500,000 COVID-19 deaths later let us never forget what the former guy, the orange psychopath tweeted and said about this catastrophic and deadly virus: Feb. 7 (tweet): “…… as the weather starts to warm & the virus … 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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It’s almost over

Posted on December 16, 2020 by ends and beginnings blog

“People have asked if I am disappointed about the election. When I think about my answer, I have to say honestly, that I am grateful—grateful to God that for the last four years He gave us a president who protected … Continue reading →

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Pardon Me

Posted on November 18, 2020 by ends and beginnings blog

Maybe you remember this tweet from Drump on June 4, 2018: “As has been stated by numerous legal scholars, I have the absolute right to PARDON myself, but why would I do that when I have done nothing wrong? In … Continue reading →

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Does Trump really have COVID-19

Posted on October 2, 2020 by ends and beginnings blog

What was the first reaction you had to news that Trump had tested positive for COVID-19? Sadly, mine was who knows if he is telling the truth. We have spent the last four years being bombard with lies from this … Continue reading →

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Trump’s miracle: 187,000 deaths and counting

Posted on September 4, 2020 by ends and beginnings blog

In case you have forgotten: Feb. 7 (tweet): “…… as the weather starts to warm & the virus hopefully becomes weaker, and then gone.” Feb. 10: “I think the virus is going to be — it’s going to be fine.” Feb. 14: “We … 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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Three-ring binder

Posted on May 15, 2020 by ends and beginnings blog

This exchange hasn’t happened………yet. Trump: “I have pandemic plan and here it is in this three-ring binder with a beautiful cover on the front.  Obama’s was just stapled together. I used a three-ring binder with indexed page separators, very powerful. … Continue reading →

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Look away, look away, look away Dixie Land

Posted on April 22, 2020 by ends and beginnings blog

My late Grandmother was born at the tail end of the 1918 flu pandemic (referred to as the Spanish flu). I only remember hearing her talk about it once, sometime in 1970’s, during a particularly bad flu season which stirred … Continue reading →

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