Tag Archives: Fear

Dick-tater Trump

Posted on November 3, 2020 by ends and beginnings blog

On November 9, 2016 the day after Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, I wrote the following: Last night I was angry. This morning I am no longer angry, just scared, my children are scared. They are … Continue reading →

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Don’t make me shut this country down Mexico

Posted on July 30, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

That was then- “I would build a great wall, and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me, and I’ll build them very inexpensively. I will build a great great wall on our southern border and I’ll have Mexico pay … Continue reading →

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Woken a sleeping giant

Posted on February 23, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

“Hey @FLOTUS you say that your mission as First Lady is to stop cyber bullying, well then, don’t you think it would have been smart to have a convo with your step-son @DonaldJTrumpJr before he liked a post about a … Continue reading →

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Feeding our fears

Posted on February 12, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” – Nelson Mandela Each Sunday morning the Pastor … Continue reading →

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Fear

Posted on January 31, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

“Ray, people will come Ray. They’ll come to Iowa for reasons they can’t even fathom. They’ll turn up your driveway not knowing for sure why they’re doing it. They’ll arrive at your door as innocent as children, longing for the … Continue reading →

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No hard feelings

Posted on January 30, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

“No Hard Feelings“- The Avett Brothers When my body won’t hold me anymore, And it finally lets me free, Will I be ready? When my feet won’t walk another mile, And my lips give their last kiss goodbye, Will my hands be steady? When I … Continue reading →

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The State of the Division

Posted on January 29, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

On Tuesday night Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address. Will I watch it? No, I am hoping TBS will run a Big Bang Theory marathon or maybe I can find back, to back episodes of The Andy Griffith Show … Continue reading →

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Pedaling fear

Posted on August 18, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“Radical Islamic Terrorism must be stopped by whatever means necessary! The courts must give us back our protective rights. Have to be tough!” – Donald Trump tweet 8-18-17 Have you ever asked yourself why? Why there is an Al-Qaeda, why there … Continue reading →

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Hope for the next generation

Posted on May 25, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” –  Barack Obama My oldest child is now out in … Continue reading →

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The perspective of a Trump presidency

Posted on January 19, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

For a number of years I was a member of a local civics club, one of those that you could only have a certain number of members from one particular business category. In this club we had two Funeral Home … Continue reading →

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