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Happy Washington’s Birthday!
It was a simple question the Always-Effervescent-One posed as we sipped our morning coffee. “When did this Monday holiday idea begin?” she asked, quite innocently. Neither of us could remember, so I turned to that ultimate source of all wisdom, … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Musings, Politics, Religion
Tagged Calendars, George Washington, Gregorian Calendar, Julian Calendar, Politics, Presidents Day, Truth, United States
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Dimensions of Happiness and Fulfillment
My grandson is just past halfway through his second year, and I’m pushing seventy-five. I think about all that he must learn to prepare for his world and his life. It seems overwhelming. Don’t misunderstand, his parents deserve an A-Plus … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Human Behavior, Musings
Tagged Compassion, Courage, Education, Eloquence, humility, Integrity, Principles, Wisdom
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The Ends Don’t Justify the Means.
It’s a simple idea and it’s been with me all my life. I’m not sure when I first heard it. It was before I understood its profound meaning. My parents and grandparents repeated it often to me and my sisters … Continue reading
Posted in Human Behavior, Media, Musings, Politics
Tagged ends don't justify means, Inauguration, Milo Yiannopoulos, Protests, riots, women's march
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National Popular Vote: Profoundly Meaningless!
The Sunday morning news shows offered some much-needed amusement following the thorough elephant stomping my beloved Gators suffered in the SEC Championship game Saturday afternoon. At least it was expected this year. For some deeply psychological reasons, that made it … Continue reading
North to Alaska and Earth’s Wild Journey Through Space and Time
The always effervescent one and I just returned from a memorable trip to Alaska via British Columbia and the Inside Passage. We traveled by plane, train, and automobile, but also by cruise ship, over a period of 19 days seeing … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Science, Human Behavior, Media, Musings, Politics
Tagged Alarmism, Alaska, carbon dioxide, Climate Change, confirmation bias, Glaciers, global warming, Media Bias
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Kim Davis, the Kentucky Clerk and Marriage v. Marriage
Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk, is confused. No wonder! The Supreme Court confused the entire country with their recent marriage ruling. As I wrote one year ago in Marriage v. Marriage, the institution we call marriage is two different things. … Continue reading
Posted in Human Behavior, Musings, Politics, Religion
Tagged homosexual, homosexuality, Kentucky Clerk, Kim Davis, LGBT, Marriage, Supreme Court
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The Dangerous Ignoratti
While walking the dog this morning, my rather undisciplined mind stumbled over a surprising insight. It came to me, out of the blue so to speak, that there are really two definitions of ignorance: 1) lack of knowledge and 2) … Continue reading
God and Science
Throughout my life, I’ve engaged in considerable thought about God. Admittedly, more thought than careful study. I have no formal theological preparation, unless you count 72 years as a baptized and confirmed, fairly regular church-attending member of several Episcopal Churches, … Continue reading
Abortion (Updated 8/17/2015)
Planned Parenthood is in the news. I’ve heard of Planned Parenthood, but no one in my circle of family and friends ever sought their services, as far as I know. The recent videos showing physicians associated with Planned Parenthood discussing the … Continue reading
Posted in Human Behavior, Musings, Politics
Tagged Abortion, Parenthood, Planned Parenthood, Pro-Abortion, pro-choice, pro-life
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The Meaning of Words
This simple declarative statement illustrates a point about human language and logic. We can string words together that sound smart, even clever, and certainly true. If we take the time to consider the meaning, we often find flaws and fallacies … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Science, Energy, Musings
Tagged Fossil Fuels, Infinity, Semantics, Truth, Wind Energy
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