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The New Era of Don't Ask, Don't Tell

In case you had not heard, three Navy SEALs are facing criminal charges for allegedly punching a high value terrorist while being detained.  Ahmed Hashim Abed says he’s got the bloody lip to prove it.  If you care to, read about it here.

This isn’t the first time in the last ten months I’ve woken up [...]

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Keynesian Policy Fails (Again)

The size of government and the size of those governed are inversely [...]

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Ways to Praise a Child

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Put Me In Coach

Tommy sat at the end of the bench.  He was all dressed, ready to go at a moments notice.  His uniform was clean (which was part of the problem), his pads were all on, and he even had his eye black smeared across his face just like the starting running back.  For cryin’ out loud [...]

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This story is dedicated to Keith and Mildred Gregory, or more appropriately, Papa and Mama.  After spending eight summers on their farm in Oklahoma, I have discovered that very little really matters in life besides family.  The many lessons I’ve learned and values I’ve gained are invaluable.  Thank you for great times and [...]

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The Comfort Box

We all have one.  These are the self-imposed, imaginary boundaries which usually lie in our sub-conscious that are constantly reminding us – through anxiety, stress, peace-of-mind, etc. – of our comfort level.  It comes in many forms, though there is still just one Comfort Box.  It shows itself when we’re driving through an unfamiliar neighborhood.  [...]

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The Daily Lie

As I shuffle around the garage putting various items somewhere else they don’t belong, I see my neighbor drive up and park in his driveway.  We make brief eye contact and almost simultaneously raise our arms in a “man wave”-type motion.  “Hey, Bob, how are you?”  “I’m good, and you?”  “Doing good, thanks.”  Why did [...]

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Let's Get Started

Pale: (noun)  An area within which one is privileged or protected.  (adjective)  Deficient in color or intensity of color.

Both definitions seem to fit my insatiable want to start a blog.  Perhaps guests will read something that will pick them up in the midst of darkness, or bring them back to reality when everything seems minuscule, [...]

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Random Verse

Trivialize even the smallest item in God´s Law and you will only have trivialized yourself. But take it seriously, show the way for others, and you will find honor in the kingdom. - Matthew 5:19 The Message

Quotes

“He’s got a photographic mind. Too bad it never developed.”- Leopold Fechtner

Tricky Math

I am a three digit number. My tens digit is five more than my ones digit. My hundreds digit is eight less than my tens digit. What number am I?

Born on this day

February 7, 2012
1943 Gareth Hunt
1949 Alan Lancaster
1960 Steve Bronski
1962 Eddie Izzard
1962 Garth Brooks
1966 Kristin Otto
1812 Charles Dickens
1908 Larry(Buster)Crabbe