Tag Archives: pride

The Trump Effect

Posted on June 14, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

“My political representatives didn’t want me to get involved in the Mark Sanford primary thinking that Sanford would easily win – but with a few hours left I felt that Katie was such a good candidate, and Sanford was so … Continue reading →

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Being a grown-up

Posted on April 9, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

2013 “President Obama, do not attack Syria. There is no upside and tremendous downside. Save your “powder” for another (and more important) day!”- Trump tweet 9-7-13 2018 “If President Obama had crossed his stated Red Line In The Sand, the … Continue reading →

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Try to follow the bouncing ball

Posted on February 9, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

#1 – “Democratic Sen. Mark Warner texted with Russian oligarch lobbyist in effort to contact dossier author Christopher Steele” – Fox News tweet 2-8-18 #2 – “Wow! -Senator Mark Warner got caught having extensive contact with a lobbyist for a … Continue reading →

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My button is bigger than your button

Posted on January 3, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

For several years I owned a lake house. When we had kids at home we enjoyed going down, riding around in the boat on a warm summers day, waking-up and doing it all over again. But when my kids grew-up … Continue reading →

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The hardest hike

Posted on September 5, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” – Thich Nhat Hanh I typically try to find hikes in the six to eight mile range with anywhere from 1,000 to 2,000 feet of elevation change. For a … 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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Picking our battles

Posted on January 3, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“Be selective in your battles, sometimes peace is better than being right”. – Unknown My Mother was a first grade teacher for almost thirty years. If you do the math, considering a class size of twenty or so kids each … Continue reading →

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