Tag Archives: freedom

Joe Biden

Posted on March 4, 2020 by ends and beginnings blog

As I think I have written before, my wife and I asked our kids, young adults but still kids in my eyes, who they wanted us to vote for in the primary. Their candidate, Elizabeth Warren, so that is the … Continue reading →

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Operation Chaos

Posted on February 26, 2020 by ends and beginnings blog

Once a month I go to a local restaurant and eat meatloaf. Now I don’t just get meatloaf I also get mashed potatoes and gravy, collard greens, fried okra, a wedge of cornbread and a sweet tea. The reason I … Continue reading →

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What the “Enemy of the People!” have in common

Posted on April 23, 2019 by ends and beginnings blog

“It is the press, above all, which wages a positively fanatical and slanderous struggle, tearing down everything which can be regarded as a support of national independence, cultural elevation, and the economic independence of the nation.” – Adolf Hitler “Paul … Continue reading →

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I am an American!

Posted on February 12, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

A real conversation I had today; Him- “This little Mexican girl that was working at McDonald’s asked me if I could move to a smaller table and I told her hell no, I was here first not my f*cking problem … 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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The right of the people to keep and bear Arms

Posted on October 3, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

 “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” – 2nd Amendment Authorities found 23 guns in the 32nd floor suite of … Continue reading →

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What can you control?

Posted on February 21, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” – Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter I am no different from anyone else, I would rather be in control … Continue reading →

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The REI look

Posted on September 29, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

“The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.” – Friedrich Nietzsche My wife and I spend a number of weekends in small towns in and … Continue reading →

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On a lighter note…..

Posted on June 28, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

I am going to take a break for a week or two. With the holiday coming up and family coming in it is a good time to recharge the creative batteries which are becoming increasingly drained. To my American readers, … Continue reading →

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A Memorial Weekend Thank you

Posted on May 27, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

The United States military draft ended on January 27, 1973, six years before I turned eighteen years old. My father, my grandfathers, my friends fathers, my friends grandfathers, for the most part, all served in some branch of the service. … Continue reading →

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