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Tis the season, they will say as they spend their billions.  Giving gifts wrapped in shiny paper is what Christmas is all about right?  Not at all.  The complete and utter secularization of the holiday has convinced the majority of well-meaning people that the proper way to celebrate Christmas is to give presents.  The factContinue reading “Christmas is NOT about giving”

I’m not sure which makes me laugh the hardest, science or scientists.  Charles Darwin, for example, posited that through evolution one species gave rise to another.  It is generally accepted by the scientific community that human beings have not always been bipedal and did not always have the capacity for intelligent thought they have today.  [WhenContinue reading “who, what, when, where”

It’s entirely possible that this is part two of the previous post since it was about managing time.  Very few times in our live we do something without intent. . .maybe never.  Our intentions are either good or evil.  Evil is easy, good is a lot harder. Our lives are just a series of events; weContinue reading “good intentions”

Years ago, I took a college course called, Managing Your Time.  Apparently, I was a dismal failure.  Why? I still can’t get more than 168 hours out of a week.  I’ve learned how to save money, I’ve learned how to save paper, but for some reason I can’t save time. I wonder why that is. .Continue reading “busy, busy, busy”

Just a few minutes ago, I launched a very scary website.  In fact, unless your backbone is strong, your stomach is not easily unsettled, and your mind is capable of thinking in terms of the ridiculous, I wouldn’t go there. . .www.usdebtclock.org. . .The US national debt is hovering around $16 trillion; yes, that’s fiveContinue reading “dollars & sense”

NASCAR. . . always turning left. . .well, unless they are on a road course.  I grew up with stock car racing. My dad participated in the construction of the track at Bristol and, at 8 years old, I was at the very first race there.  From year to year, I spent a lot ofContinue reading “turning”

Public Relations in today’s climate is all about convincing you to do something, to buy something, or maybe even to avoid something so that a person or an organization profits from your purchase, your avoidance or, especially, your vote.  Gentle persuasion is usually the means, but you can be assured that the one doing theContinue reading “PR”

Who would have thought that a culinary dish made famous for many Americans by an animated movie would be good for you?  Ratatouille (rat-a-too-we), a french dish, is nothing more than tomatoes, garlic, onions, courgette, aubergine, bell peppers, marjoram, basil, sometimes bay leaf, and thyme.  Of course, the secret to its flavor is how theContinue reading “ratatouille”

This time of year, at 5:30 AM, it is still pretty dark where I live.  I roll out of bed around 4:00 AM, get my self good and awake, brew some fresh green tea, have a quiet time, climb in my Jeep, turn on all the lights, and take off.  This morning, when I cameContinue reading “signals”

Growing up in a small Southwest Virginia town in the 1950’s, growing up in a Navy man’s house, and spending most of my days on a 550+ acre farm, I learned how to work hard very, very early in life. Slopping hogs, feeding chicken, gathering eggs, feeding cows, milking cows (200 head), cutting hay, rakingContinue reading “baggy pants and the gospel”