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The Importance of Presence

I hope you will read the following editorial piece in its entirety. And then read my added comments that follow. WILLIAM BENNETT: What Charlie Kirk’s murder tells us about the American mind. “The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.” William Butler Yeats wrote those words about Europe after theContinue reading “The Importance of Presence”

Why Did He Have To Die?

A few days ago, one of my very best friends posed a question to me that he had been asked to answer. Why didn’t the Lord protect him [Charlie Kirk] from being shot? I am not sure exactly why he passed that question along to me. I didn’t ask him. But I imagine it wasContinue reading “Why Did He Have To Die?”

Moral Piracy

In the movie Captain Phillips, the US cargo ship Maersk Alabama, which is 508 feet long, over 80 feet wide, with a deadweight tonnage of over 35 million pounds, was attacked by Somali skiffs that are open hull boats about 30 feet long, with a narrow beam, usually weighing under 1,000 pounds. When you thinkContinue reading “Moral Piracy”

Losing Your Way

Have you ever been somewhere unfamiliar only to discover you were lost? No phone, no map, alone, in the dark, just about out of gas, hungry, tired, and cold because it’s snowing all around and the temperature is hovering at about 10 degrees? Now what? How do you handle it? You didn’t mean to loseContinue reading “Losing Your Way”

Blowing in the Breeze

A few days ago, as I drove down a main thoroughfare in my community, I saw hundreds of pages that appeared to to have been torn from a book flying in the wind. It was near a busy intersection. When I saw the cover, I immediately knew someone had destroyed, or at least tried toContinue reading “Blowing in the Breeze”

Whadayado When The Wheels Fall Off?

You were likely moving when it happened, so stop. After you stop, check on damage. And then ask, what in the world happened that made my wheels fall off. Coulda been one wheel, coulda been more than one. How long did you notice your wheels were loose or did you even notice at all? IsContinue reading “Whadayado When The Wheels Fall Off?”

On The Road Again

Surely, you are familiar with Willie Nelson’s hallmark song, “On The Road Again.” Even if you are not familiar with the song itself, when you hear it, you say to yourself, “That’s Willie Nelson singing.” His voice is so distinct, his style is his own, and he has been doing it for decades. He hasContinue reading “On The Road Again”

Be Careful Who You Choose

In all my 71 years on this planet, I have never seen a more bizarre political climate. We have heard about the Left and the Right, Conservatives and Liberals, Democrats and Republicans for decades. Now the popular terms are Progressives, Constitutionalist, even Fascist, It’s democracy verses republic, socialism verses capitalism, electoral college verses simple majority.Continue reading “Be Careful Who You Choose”

Staying Alive!

A number of people have asked me why I like and share just about everything Wondherful (Heather Palacios, http://www.wondherful.com) posts on social media. Here is my why. . . Early in my life I was involved in drugs, including alcohol. No doubt, permanent damaged occurred physical and emotional. I saw a lot of death, andContinue reading “Staying Alive!”

VAMSA2025

I was sitting in my office this morning reading through news highlights, thinking about a lot of the stuff going on in our country right now, and it occurred to me that the solution to a lot, if not most, of this chaos is pretty simple. So, I offer to you my solution which isContinue reading “VAMSA2025”