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God Bless America
God bless America, Land that I love, Stand beside her and guide her, Thru the night with a light from above; From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans white with foam, God bless America, My home, sweet home. God bless … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged America, Christian, City People, Country People, Donald Trump, Evangelical Christian, God Bless America, Government, liberals, metropolitan, rural, Southern Baptist, Trump
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When your BFF’s name is Vladimir, not Juan
“It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers bands together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.” – Red Dawn (IMDB) In 1984 the movie Red Dawn starring Patrick Swayze (yes … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged America, deplorables, Donald Trump, God, Guns, Mexico, President-Elect, Red Dawn, rural, russians, Soviet Union, Trump, Vladimir Putin
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What’s really important
“Wow, the ratings are in and Arnold Schwarzenegger got “swamped” (or destroyed) by comparison to the ratings machine, DJT (Donald J. Trump). So much for being a movie star-and that was season 1 compared to season 14. Now compare him … Continue reading
The viewpoint of my view
What do you see? How does this image make you feel? When I stopped to take this picture I was 40 miles into a very cold 60 mile mountain bike ride. I can tell you that where I stood was … Continue reading
A turtle a day keeps Karma at bay-part 2
A turtle a day keeps Karma at bay A quick update on my turtle adventures. I got number three and four Saturday. Another good day for cycling and saving turtles. Turtle number four was the biggest box turtle I had … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged bicycle, Bike, Compassion, Creative Writing, Cycling, Karma, rural, Seasons, Turtles, Zen
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A turtle a day keeps Karma at bay
Daylight savings and warm weather, this is my bike riding season. From April until the end of September I will ride my bicycle over 4,000 miles. The roads I travel, for 80% of those miles, are rural country roads. We call … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, Bike, Compassion, Creative Writing, Cycling, Karma, rural, Seasons, Turtles, Zen
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