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Old Stuff I Really Don’t Miss

Sometimes it seems like all people do is complain. trading system forex Contemporary music is (Choose one): (A) Noisy, or (B) Shallow, or (C) Offensive. The American business environment is (Choose one): (A) Cut-throat, or (B) Impersonal, or (C) Greedy. My pastor is (Choose one): (A) Too Conservative, or (B) Too Liberal, or (C) Too Long-Winded. Politicians are (Choose one): (A) Power-Hungry, or […]

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O CHRISTMAS TREE: A Brief Chronology

Age 1 – Oh! Oh! Look at the twinkling lights! I’ve never seen anything like this! Look at the shiny balls—Wouldn’t they taste good…? Mommy, why are you running and pulling me away? Do you always get so excited?! Age 5 – I LOVE the pink Teddy Bear ornament from Grandma! And the Santa ornament […]

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RIDING THE RAILS: What I Learned Aboard Amtrak Wolverine #351

google sniper 2 Good morning, America, how are you? Don’t you know me—I’m your native son…. -train lyrics by Steve Goodman, “City of New Orleans” I consider myself an experienced traveler. Over the past twenty years I’ve explored seven or eight countries, and all but a couple of the contiguous American states. I’ve traveled at […]

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WHERE THE LOVE OF GOD GOES: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Does anyone know where the love of God goes
When the waves turn the minutes to hours…

-Gordon Lightfoot, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”

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