Tag Archives: Peace

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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Field of Weeds

Posted on April 13, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

“The soil under the grass is dreaming of a young forest, and under the pavement the soil is dreaming of grass.” – Wendell Berry There is still a little nip in the air but Spring has sprung in my part of … Continue reading →

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Let it go

Posted on December 28, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

  “A trap had been set to stop a monkey from stealing fruit. The monkey reached into the trap to get a piece a fruit and got stuck. All it had to do was drop the fruit and it would … Continue reading →

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Taking a break, again

Posted on December 14, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

I have some decisions to make in the coming weeks and months, decisions about my work future, decisions about the direction of my life. I have enjoyed writing post on WordPress and sharing my thoughts, hopes and wishes on this … Continue reading →

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What’s wrong with people?

Posted on November 16, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“Please don’t judge people. You don’t know what it took someone to get out of bed, look and feel as presentable as possible and face the day. You never truly know the daily struggles of others.” – Karen Salmansohn I … Continue reading →

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The war of men

Posted on August 9, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” –  Leo Tolstoy Maybe I don’t know my history but I can’t think of a single war the United States has been involved in over the last 200 years that was … Continue reading →

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World peace and yeast rolls?

Posted on May 24, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“Honor of a lifetime to meet His Holiness Pope Francis. I leave the Vatican more determined than ever to pursue PEACE in our world.” – Donald J. Trump tweet 5-24-17 When you watch a beauty pageant and a judge ask … Continue reading →

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The enlightenment of a toothache

Posted on May 17, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“When I have a toothache, I discover that not having a toothache is a wonderful thing. That is peace. I had to have a toothache in order to be enlightened, to know that not having one is wonderful.” – Thich … Continue reading →

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Dropping bombs

Posted on April 13, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

This is the bomb President Donald Trump dropped today on Afghanistan, the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb, the MOAB for short or the Mother Of All Bombs. Today was the first time this $314 million, 21,000 pound, non-nuclear bomb has … Continue reading →

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A scream in suburbia

Posted on March 10, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

My wife and I have lived in our house for almost twenty years. When we moved on this street we were the young family with kids, while everyone else around us were late middle-aged or retired. So for the 70-year-old … Continue reading →

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