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Tag Archives: Family
A sad ending
In my small southern city, the highest rung on the social ladder is a family with an old pedigree and money. The second rung is a family with an old pedigree but no money. The third rung is families with … Continue reading
Posted in Discover, Life, Thoughts
Tagged Death, depression, Family, Growing old, Happiness, Hope, Live, Love, More, Social, Story, suicide, Suicide Prevention
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We are but a mist
“Yes I understand, That every life must end, As we sit alone, I know someday we must go, Oh I’m a lucky man, To count on both hands, The ones I love, Some folks just have one, Yeah others they … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged Death, Eddie Vedder, Facebook, Family, Friends, Generations, humans, James 4:14, Kids, Love, Parents, Pearl Jam, People
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The Failed Experiment
If you remember, and what white, conservative, God fearing, red-blooded American would ever forget, Ronald Reagan was a movie star before he was the President. But the “Great Communicator” as he was called, had a little experience before he took … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Thoughts
Tagged America, Country, Donald Trump, Failed Experiment, Failure, Family, God, GOP, Joe Biden, MAGA, President Trump, Republican, Ronald Reagan, Trump, Vote
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Happy New Year
“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
Posted in Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged Beginnings, Birthday, Death, ends, Family, Generations, John Rock, Living, New Year, Paleo-Indian, Pisgah National Forest
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The journey
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
Posted in Discover, discover wp, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged blink of an eye, Chance, Change, Death, Family, Friends, Journey, Life, Living, Love
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Long live the Queen!
In replying to a comment Nan left on my last post I shared a little about the closeness of my side of the family. Let me very clear about this point, my side of the family. Both of my parents … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged brothers, Family, Future, Grandparents, Kids, Mother, Past, Present, Queen, relationships, sisters
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Flies and biscuits
Three or four flies have gotten into my house. They don’t really bother me unless they are buzzing around my head when I am trying to go to sleep at night then, yea, I am not a fly fan. We … Continue reading
“I love you grandpa”
I have been struggling some lately. My last job contract ended in December and though I have had a few interviews I haven’t found a job yet. What I do, what I know, is specialized in terms of knowledge and … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Thoughts
Tagged Blessings, Death, Ed Bledsoe, Family, Future, Grace, Loss, Love, Past, Present, tragedy, wild fires
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What did I miss?
I was going through a weeks worth of Trump’s tweets to see what I missed. The answer? Nothing really. As I noted in my last post, my youngest was in town for a week and her boyfriend flew-in on Thursday. … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Politics, Thoughts
Tagged America, Children, Donald Trump, Family, Future, Generations, grand kids, Kids, opinions, Trump, Views
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The father job
“When you’re young, you think your dad is Superman. Then you grow up, and you realize he’s just a regular guy who wears a cape.” – Dave Attell I am a Dad. I am also a son, a brother and … Continue reading