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Cops: Schizophrenic Jack of all trades
(I thought I had cross-posted this the other day, but it looks like I didn't.)
Word of another police related shooting hit my box this morning. I read over the post from my friend and my heart went out to the cop. I looked at some of the comments and part of me weeps at all the ‘over reacted’, ‘more training’, etc remarks. It is so easy to say ( Read more... ) -
Choose This Day
I ran across this the other day written by a dear lady that I’ve had the privilege of meeting earlier this year.
When I was young, I was a crusading, socialist Liberal. As I grew older, became a Libertarian. Then, as I have recounted elsewhere on this blog, I hit a point when I withdrew from politics worked hard to understand each side.
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Disney’s Zootopia
I was watching Zootopia last weekend. A cute, feel-good, movie; typical Disney fare.
I have a love-hate relationship with Disney. They have put out some fantastic shows over the decades but they also have a reputation for changing stories to fit their image. Generations of fans have grown up with the Disney version of Bambi and have never learned ( Read more... ) -
Vignette
This week’s prompt from Sarah Hoyt’s page:
“Your writing prompt this week is: “
At first I thought, what do you do with blank? Then I thought what can’t you do with blank.
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You pick up the newest Chose Your Own Adventure book. The advertisements for this one said it contained never before seen space battles. You flip past the standard How-To ( Read more... ) -
You get what you prioritize, breed, and pay for in dogs and cats
I ran across this on my blog feed. (thank you Peter for the link)
“OK Rep. Palmer (R-AL), You Want to Talk Dogs? Let’s Talk Dogs”
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“As all they are concerned with is superficial conformity to an artificial standard created by people with no care for what the dogs actually are designed to do, nothing else matters. Hips, EIC, cancer, allergies, ( Read more... ) -
Memorial Day
Memorial Day, a day set aside to remember, to honor, those men and women who gave their lives to protect this nation.
Not all died on the battle field though. Some carried scars hidden deep inside and died many years and thousands of miles from the places where they fought. They too should be remembered.
Martin T. Simpson, carried the scars of ( Read more... ) -
What is Patriotism?
The question came to mind after seeing a meme the other day. A German national was decrying what he saw as America’s brand of patriotism. He believes that his brand, part of which is paying higher taxes, is better.
So what is patriotism?
We can look up the definition. Webster says that it is “love for or devotion to one’s country”
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A Tale of Two Protests
In the span of two weeks there have been protests at two colleges during graduation ceremonies.
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Manchester bombing
I had not planned to post anything today. I was going to spend lunch reading some Sherlock Holmes. However, the world will do as it wills, and some loser decided that innocent children were valid targets.
I have no idea who the performer was, nor do I really care. I stopped following pop singers several years ago. What I do care about is that many ( Read more... ) -
Web Comics
It was a peacefully, sleepy, weekend in the lair and not much caught my eye in the news this morning*. So today I thought I’d share my favorite web-comics. (* anyone who has been in the service community knows better than to say that it is quiet on the radio. That is a sure way to invite the fecal matter to impact the air circulation device.)
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