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Personal reflections, thoughts, views, and opinions worth sharing.

Many of these articles began as simple notes, observations, or messages written from personal experience. Some reflect lessons learned over a lifetime, while others explore challenges, decisions, and current events that shape my thinking. They are not presented as expert advice, but as thoughts and experiences shared in the hope that they may encourage, inform, or simply give you something worthwhile to consider.

Sometimes there is something I simply want to share or for you to know about. These personal messages come from life, experience, faith, family, and my journey along the way.

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  • Public Schools – Part #3

    In Part #1 I relayed the saying about sending our children to Caesar and getting back Romans. In Part #2 I talked about the John Dewey being the ‘Father of Public Education in America’ being…

  • Thanksgiving – 2023 !

    Yes, the world is in turmoil, our country is in dire straights. But today, Thanksgiving 2023, let us be thankful, very thankful, for all the good in our lives, our families, our dear friends, and…

  • Public Schools – Part #2

    John Dewey has been considered the father of America’s public school system for the last 100 years. But he is far more than that. However, let me digress for a minute. Horace Mann could actually…

  • Public Schools – Part #1

    Have you ever really thought about public schools? Have you ever realized that you give your minor children away for a total of 10 straight years to other people…to indoctrinate educate them? Have you ever…

  • Israel and the Middle East…its time!

    I have thought long and hard about this subject, waiting almost a month until clearly and definitively knowing my mind and heart…and what exactly happened and what is happening. Sure, I had my initial feelings,…

  • FEEDBACK: “A note of concern…serious concern!”

    I received a couple interesting comments to yesterday’s article. One felt like it was honest, heartfelt, open, and very civil…and if I am not mistaken, I knew this guy a long time ago. The other…

  • A note of concern…serious concern!

    If you have been following me for any amount of time you know I caution and warn against “Crazy Town!” Meaning…people going off the deep end and not just believing in crazy crap, but also…

  • Seriously…What the Heck!?!

    Okay, I know I posted it on a Friday…a very poor day statistically to get people to read a post…but seriously!?!? The number of views was pathetic. My article “GDP 4.9% : Economic Celebration !…

  • GDP 4.9% : Economic Celebration ! !

    Ahhhhhh…not so fast. First off, what is “GDP” in this context? GDP is short for Gross Domestic Product. GDP is the monetary measure of the value of all the goods and services produced in a…

  • Firewood & War

    The firewood is all cut, split, and stacked for the winter. Remember on 10/18 I wrote I felt prompted over and over again to put up way more firewood than normal? Well, I have 5…

  • Current State of the Union – 10/19/2023

    I started this article about 3 weeks ago, I stopped working on it due to a number of factors, some of which I have already talked about. I debated continuing this article and posting it,…

  • Yes, I am OK…

    Yesterday morning I got a phone call from one of my best friends who I have known for over 45 years. Yup, they were worried about me and my relative silence for the last 6…

  • Where have I been?

    It’s been over 4 weeks since my last post…and no, I haven’t been on vacation. Actually I’ve been working my tail off. Lots of work to do around here preparing for winter and helping out…

  • Liberty Safes…Seriously, that’s important?

    There are important and serious things going on in the world today…Liberty Safe Scandal is not one of them. It has been known for decades that Liberty Safe has been cooperating with law enforcement, specifically…

  • 9/11 – Never Forget ! (I won’t)

    My memories of 9/11 have faded a little bit over the last 22 years but still pretty vivid for the most part. I find it hard to fathom that there are adults that have no…

  • 9/11 – Never Forget

    I haven’t forgotten, I will post that tomorrow. < click here to read that follow-up article > If you want to read about my story on 9/11 < click here >  

  • Care & Share – Results #2

    As a result of my article “Care & Share” on 8/27 I have been sent a bunch of feedback on what some wonderful folks have been doing the last few months. I posted the first…

  • I’m tired…anyone else?

      It started about a month ago…just being tired. And ‘tired’ in just about every aspect…physically, mentally, and even a little on the spiritual side as well. Last week I felt like I needed to…

  • Care & Share – Results #1

    As a result of my article “Care & Share” on 8/27 I have been sent this feedback on what some wonderful folks have been doing the last few months. This is the stuff we need!!!…

  • Guerrilla Warfare by Gen. Grivas – How to Part #3

      This is a 3-part series of articles, if you haven’t read the previous article in this series I would suggest you do. Otherwise, this article, taken out of context, may make little, if any,…

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