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Tag Archives: pride
The Trump Effect
“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
Posted in Politics
Tagged Democrats, deplorables, Donald Trump, Ego, Mark Sanford, mid-terms, President Trump, pride, Republicans, resist, Trump, trump effect, Vote
6 Comments
Being a grown-up
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
Posted in Politics
Tagged 9-11, deplorables, Donald Trump, Ego, grown-up, President Obama, pride, Russia, self, Syria, Trump, Vladimir Putin, War
15 Comments
Try to follow the bouncing ball
#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
Posted in Politics
Tagged dangerous, desperate, disrupt, Donald Trump, Ego, obstruction of justice, President Trump, pride, process, Republicans, Robert Mueller, Sean Hannity, Trump
3 Comments
My button is bigger than your button
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
Posted in Politics
Tagged deplorables, destruction, Donald Trump, Ego, Kim Jong-un, MAGA, North Korea, Nuclear Button, nuclear war, POTUS, pride, Trump, World War 3
16 Comments
The hardest hike
“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
Posted in discover wp, Thoughts
Tagged Ego, forest, Hike, hiking, Humility, lichen, Path, pride, Thich Nhat Hanh, trails, Woods, Zen
9 Comments
The war of men
“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
Posted in discover wp, Thoughts
Tagged bloodshed, Conflict, Ego, Men, Neanderthals, North Korea, Peace, pride, protect, testosterone, War, women
19 Comments
Picking our battles
“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
Posted in discover wp, Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged battle, Ego, flexibility, Getting older, Narrow Minds, opinions, Path, patterns, Pick your battles, pride
12 Comments