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Teaching Daughter How to Handle Bullying


Teaching Daughter I came home one day to find my first grade daughter stomping back and forth in the juice of peer induced frustrations like a jilted woman stomping grapes. Her mother stood folding clothes on the dining room table. … Continue reading

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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 4 Stages of Acquisition.


Life can be broken up into quarters, such as infancy, youth, maturity & old age.  But there’s also another four other stages in life:  The 4 Stages of Acquisition. 1) First you learn to acquire things, including family and friends. … Continue reading

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Stop Saving the Stupid People


I think it’s time we started letting them get rid of themselves – clean up the gene pool a lot.  I think it’s time we started letting stupid people do the things that get them killed, and stop rewarding them … Continue reading

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The Crazies


The Crazies. I don’t know if there are more per capita or more overall due to a still growing population . . . I don’t know if there are more (per capita) in a so-called (and self-perceived) ‘civilized society’ than … Continue reading

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My Dog Dig


My dog Dig died today.  Or rather, I had to have her put down. Actually her name wasn’t “Dig” but “Cricket”.  Dig was her nickname, along with Dribble-Butt. She was the sweetest dog out of about 14 I’ve owned.  I’ve … 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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The Highest Monkey


It’s an instinct that runs in our ancestral genes.  I call it the “the highest monkey syndrome”.  It relates to pecking orders, and all societies have them – even insects.  People often attempt to raise their own status in their … Continue reading

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Planning An Unplanned Retirement


“You’ve got a few years.” The doctor told me that long ago.  I managed to stave things off far longer than he thought I could, sparing American taxpayers a few years of expense.  But the thing is, you can’t always … 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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