Friday, May 26, 2017

Artistic Differences - Contrasts

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I wanted to write this week because of the fuss made recently over a rock singer named Chris Cornell who died tragically at apparently a ...
Monday, May 22, 2017

Reflections on 25 Years of Marriage

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As I write this today, Barb and I are celebrating 25 years of marriage together.   It has been an eventful quarter-century of our lives toge...
Saturday, May 20, 2017

Noblesse Oblige - Meeting Life's Expectations in a Qualifying yet Realistic Way

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Some years ago, while doing some genealogy research, I came across a term that got my interest and wanted to find out more about it.   My an...
Monday, May 15, 2017

Showing Others You Deserve Better Treatment as a Person

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This is, in reality, one of the hardest blog posts I have had to put together, as it entails some personally sensitive material about myself...
Wednesday, May 10, 2017

The Ridiculous Saga of the "Chewbacca Mom"

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Last year, a woman in Texas by the name of Candace Payne decides to buy a Chewbacca mask on a whim, and then proceeds to laugh like a hyena ...
Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Goodbye to a Dear Friend and Neighbor

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Ellen Haslacker (1937-2017) It is one of the great blessings in life when you have a neighbor that becomes not only a close friend, b...
Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Commemorating the Victims of A Forgotten Tragedy

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Although it has been a busy month for me - with the semester ending, my new responsibilities at our parish church, and still settling in ...