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Things I’ve Been or Done in My Life


Things I’ve Been or Done in My Life: (because my wife and daughter have been asking for a list . . . for years)  (Updated 5/5/13 – more jobs, descriptions added, clean up formatting).   Army Animal Lab Technician:  (1-1/2 … Continue reading

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The Human Guinea Pigs


My dad used us as guinea pigs, my brother and I.  He used a laboratory technique, maintaining one child as a control, and the other to experiment on.  But the fact is, he experimented on us both. I remember my … Continue reading

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Cult, Culture, or Conspiracy?


Who are you?  What defines you?  Your values, your morals, your judgements?  Those inner voices whispering to you . . . the ideas of the id and ego. For the most part they are formed by the society around you; … Continue reading

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Being Human


“Being human.” What does that mean.  What does that mean to you? It’s been found in those rare cases of “children raised by wolves” (or any other such animal) that such children don’t rise to our level of humanity.  Instead … Continue reading

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“I Don’t Know” – Words of Discovery


“I don’t know.” Those are some of the most powerful words one can use in the English language, because with the admission comes the beginning of the search for truth – whether in one’s world, one’s life, or the universe … Continue reading

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The American Dream


“It’s too hard.” That’s what they would tell me, over and over again, the employees and friends I would advise when they would mention wanting to start a new life with a higher income. “I want to go to school, … Continue reading

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A Love of Reading


A Love of Reading I’ve always loved reading, and I know why. I remember the early struggles in first grade with “Dick and Jane”, the humorous adventures of “Little Black Sambo”, the “Legend of Sleepy Hollow”. I can even still … Continue reading

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Teaching Sex Education


If you’ve read my previous post, you know I’ve had to address sexual education with my grandsons, ages 9 and 12 (soon to be 13).  As an abuse survivor, I find it disturbing, but as a grandparent who loves his … Continue reading

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The Truth In Advertising


I am a big fan of the English language. As a result I pay a lot of attention to what advertisers say – and even more important, how they say it.  I am a wonderful spin doctor – but I’d … Continue reading

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Life, Physics, And God


In the universe everything is pretty much predictable, following the laws of mathematics, physics, and science.  Particle ‘A’ bumps particle ‘B’ giving rise to velocity and vector changes in both, or in some cases, such as a collider collision, giving … Continue reading

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