Tag Archives: humans

We are but a mist

Posted on August 19, 2021 by ends and beginnings blog

“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 →

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Third rock from the sun

Posted on August 22, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“As people alive today, we must consider future generations: a clean environment is a human right like any other. It is therefore part of our responsibility toward others to ensure that the world we pass on is as healthy, if … Continue reading →

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Big personality

Posted on January 12, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“I just want to get to the end of my personality and just lay in the sun.” – Carrie Fisher Carrie Fisher (RIP) was a big personality. Now part of her persona was a mental health issue with a dose of … Continue reading →

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Reducing life to its lowest terms

Posted on October 6, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that … Continue reading →

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Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups

Posted on September 16, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

“Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups” is a quote attributed to George Carlin, and honestly it sounds like something he would have said followed by “Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half … Continue reading →

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Shapes and sizes

Posted on August 22, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

We had a long wait at the airport for our flight last week. The last time we flew out of this airport we arrived two hours early, got stuck at the ticket counter, spent over an hour in the TSA security … Continue reading →

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The neighborhood gossip

Posted on July 26, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered … Continue reading →

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A walk in the woods

Posted on July 25, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

“Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” –  John Muir Within an hours drive of my home is 10,000 acre … Continue reading →

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We are just guest

Posted on June 23, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

  After a typical wet and mild Spring we are now in the throes of Summer. In April my yard looked like a magazine cover, lush green grass, flowers blooming, bushes and trees plump and full. Today, dry, brown and crunchy. … Continue reading →

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We are just guest

Posted on April 24, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Federal wildlife officials are investigating the shooting death of an endangered red wolf in Hyde County. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service spokesman Tom MacKenzie said Friday a recent necropsy shows the wolf found last November had … Continue reading →

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