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Remembering Mom
Sunday brings us the annual Mother’s Day celebration, likely sponsored by Hallmark, or others, interested in the marketing value. I choose to remember my mother every day. Sometimes consciously, recalling the things she did or said. Sometimes sub-consciously by acting…
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Mr.President, the Silence is Deafening
President Barrack Obama White House Washington, DC Dear President Obama, Please excuse my confusion here. For the most part I have found your Presidency to be a positive one. The historic, and long overdue, election of a person of…
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Hobbling Justice to Satisfy a Bloodlust
By now the whole world knows something of the situation in Baltimore. A man in custody of the Baltimore Police department dies and the inevitable peaceful protests turn violent. The reaction in the country spans the entire spectrum from “send…
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Life, Inevitability, and Hope
Over the past several years, we have lived along the Blackstone River on the Cumberland/Lincoln line. The bike path, officially the Blackstone River Greenway, provides the perfect access to walking along the banks of this newly reclaimed and cleaned up…
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With a Little (More) Help from my Friends
In an earlier post, (With a Little Help from my Friends), I posed a number of questions seeking answers from the readers of this blog. I received a number of interesting responses to those questions. Many of them well articulated…
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With a Little Help from my Friends
I have a problem, several of them in fact, and I am hoping the many good people that read this blog can help. I realize I do this at the risk of infuriating some and alienating others, but I think…
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Those Opposed to Displaying the Flag
I came upon a troubling story out of California, the University of California at Irvine to be specific. The story concerned a proposal by six members of the University’s Legislative Council (Student Government) to prohibit the display of the American…
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The (Almost) Foolproof Way to Survive a Police Encounter
In light of the recent controversy over the use of deadly force by the police, I decided to do some research. Accurate and verifiable statistics are hard to come by, but for the year 2013 according to the FBI, there…
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A Whiff of Memories
As we grow through the various stages of our lives, we develop a memory of aromas. Over time, our experiences accumulate and a familiar fragrance or aroma causes a reaction in our minds, invoking a memory or making us aware…
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Cold Memories and Critical Thinking
The recent cold brought back memories of when I was a young boy growing up in Cumberland. We had a trash barrel in the backyard where, a few times a week, we would burn our trash. I know this is…