Politics

Adieu NFL!

  I woke up on Sunday morning after a long Saturday night and picked up some eggs and assorted vegetables. My head was throbbing a bit still, but I knew a couple of glasses of water and some coffee would knock that out. I got back home and started...

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How to Handle North Korea

North Korea launched another missile this last week over Japan. They are planning to launch another one this week. Needless to say, this is causing concerns for the world community. This is a country that has no regard for human rights or life, threaten their neighbors (and us) and...

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7 Is Not a Lucky Number

I was writing out a workout schedule yesterday and, with frustration, that the seven day week is a real pain in the ass. It seems to screw everything up for me. So, today, I have initiated a Change.org petition to have the the week changed from seven days to...

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It’s Not Always Black and White

I like politics. I don’t know why, but I do. I have since I was a kid. Through the years, I have seen this country change. And it has changed for the worse. I saw these changes but could never figure out what was going on. Well, my friend...

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Book Review: All the President’s Men

I am continuing through Amazon’s 100 Books to Read Before You Die and have just finished number 9: All the President’s Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. The book was published in 1974. The book was made into a film with the same same in 1976 starring Robert...

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Unsung Brilliance

So it has been nine days since I quit chewing tobacco and I still have minor cravings. Not even a tenth as bad as they were but I am feeling that the best thing I can do is use some sort of substitute to satisfy the oral fixation (folks,...

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Time to Say Goodbye to an Old Friend

This has probably been the longest 72 hours of my life. At least it is the longest I have had since the last time I tried this. I quit chewing tobacco. This time, I am pretty sure it is going to be permanent. I have needed to do it...

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Politics and Sports: Drawing A Line

I was on Twitter when I found this article on BleacherReport.com. And it spurred my interest. Before reading my opinions, here is the article: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2700218-nfl1000-is-colin-kaepernick-still-starting-quarterback-material-in-the-nfl?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial If you are not interested in reading this rather long article, I will give you a quick synopsis. Doug Farrar, the author of the...

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Exceptional…

Read the following list and think about what all these have in common. I will get into why I bring these things up at the end. Stop signs Shredded wheat Smoke detector Ferris wheel Pastry fork Bottle cap Internal combustion-powered tractor Zipper Mousetrap Volleyball Cotton candy Ice cream scoop...

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