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In memoriam...
Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic and first observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery.
Please join others in the...
National Moment of Remembrance
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Blessings...
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Writer's Block: Half a Glass
I'm an optimist but also an engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
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Presidents
My wife frequently answers the writer’s block questions. I read what she wrote about for the last two days in response to those two issues and had some thoughts of my own.
For the first (Today marks the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States. Obama's campaign was built around a message of change. What changes ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: Church and State
Basically, no.
Thousands of years ago governments were theocracies. While polygamy, IMHO, is wrong, I don't think there needs to be a law against it. Since we do have a law against it, those who practice it have, kind of 'gone underground'. These 'marriages' generally have the oversight of only small and frequently corrupt religious sects. ( Read more... ) -
Excuses
My friends,
Reading about your lives and praying for all your needs is important to me. Hope you are well.
We are all fine here. Lisa has a medical test on Monday that she is worried about. I ask for prayers for a favorable result and for her to remain calm.
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Double Joy
I love July ( Read more... ) -
sitting on the porch, playing with grandchildren
Bujinkan Ninpo Taijutsu as an art has a direct lineage spanning over 900 years from the current Soke, Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi to its founding in ancient Japan. The creators of this art were inhabitants of the Iga region of Japan and the families that founded the art did so as a means to protect the members of their family, their friends, and their ( Read more... ) -
A quote from Churchill
People need to be reminded of the cost of freedom. What has been paid in the past and what will be required in the future ( Read more... )