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Apr 17, 2025
When I first heard that President Trump had
renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, I thought it was
a joke, but then, of course, it wasn’t. Even after I...
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Mar 14, 2025
I think of growing
up in four phases. The first phase begins when we’re born. I guess
we should count the nine months of growing before birth, but things
get serious...
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Feb 09, 2025
We frequently hear about how so few have so
much while so many have so little. These concerns over social
inequalities refer to wealth in terms of money and...
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Dec 31, 2024
Well, I waited until the last minute to write the last blog in
2024. There seemed to be more than the usual distractions this past
month, but I decided there were a...
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Nov 26, 2024
When is enough, enough? Can too much be
enough? How much is too much? These are the deep philosophical
questions that I want to ponder in this month’s blog. I think...
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Nov 06, 2024
"... celebration of ignorance. Avoidable human misery is more
often caused not so much by stupidity as by ignorance, particularly
our ignorance about...
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Oct 18, 2024
Hello. This special edition of My Blog is focused on the recent
devastation that hurricanes Helene and Milton wreaked upon
communities all along the west coast of...
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Oct 04, 2024
First, I’ve decided
to write about something more upbeat this month. It occurred to me
that my last few blogs have been focused on topics that are
probably...
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Sep 02, 2024
If you were born after 1980, you grew up with
the ubiquity of bottled water as a normal thing. I remember waking
up one day back in the late 80s to the sudden...
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Aug 05, 2024
Do you notice how some words just grab you?
Some grab you by the throat, others by the ass, while still others
might grab you by the heart. There are around 170,000...
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Jul 04, 2024
It’s July 4, the Fourth of July. It's
Independence Day, the day citizens of the United States of America
celebrate the date in 1776 when the Second Continental...
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Jun 17, 2024
I got to thinking
about the word ‘friend’ the other day. I frequently think about my
friends; you know, — like, “I wonder how Chris is doing these
days.”...
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May 10, 2024
A fact can be objectively verified and proven
through evidence. A fact is something that is indisputable, based
on empirical research and quantifiable measures. A fact...
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Apr 19, 2024
Every morning for the past three years, I’ve
walked to the end of my street and then back again, a distance of
1.8 miles. Sometimes I walk with my dog, Maxx, and...
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Mar 11, 2024
I think most people understand what is meant when someone
mentions the "dark side". The term is nothing new, but its use
became widely popularized as a result of the...
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Feb 14, 2024
You might find it odd that Valentine's Day originated as a feast
day in tribute to two murdered saints named Valentine. Both were
executed during the Roman persecution...
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Jan 24, 2024
Moving a skosh faster than 18 miles per hour,
we recently completed another full revolution around our Sun. The
trip required 365 days, 6 hours, and 9 minutes to...
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Dec 15, 2023
Christmas is regarded as a special time of
year characterized by joy and happiness by billions of people
around the world. In the United States and many other...
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Nov 30, 2023
I should probably have titled this blog
“Procrastination” since it’s the November blog and I’m writing this
on December 2. But in my own defense, I’ve been...
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Oct 21, 2023
I told my wife, Paula, that I was going to do
a blog called “War and Peace” and she told me not to write about
war and suffering and death and depressing stuff,...
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Sep 21, 2023
You’ve probably heard the metaphor, “life is a
journey”, followed by one of many optional afterthoughts: “not a
destination”, “with many paths”, “enjoy...
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Aug 15, 2023
When I reflect on my life, I feel fairly
certain that I've tried my hand at more things than most people. As
a kid, I remember my mother telling me that I was flighty,...
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Jul 18, 2023
I don’t recall exactly what got me thinking
about value, but it began a couple weeks ago. Maybe it was my
daughter’s and grandchildren’s visit. It could have...
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Jun 15, 2023
Last month, in May’s blog, I mentioned how our
Doberman, Rayne, was getting up in years and how we were trying not
to dwell on how little time we had left with him....
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May 14, 2023
The picture for this month’s blog is of my
wife, Paula, and our dog, Rayne. As I entered the room and saw them
lying on the floor together, I was moved by the...
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Apr 21, 2023
I put off writing this month’s blog because I
thought, perhaps, the end of the world was upon us. So why write a
blog if there's nobody around to read it? If...
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Mar 13, 2023
I’m feeling kind of weird these days. Since
publishing my last book, Trouble in Choctaw County, I’ve
completed three more novels. There’s still more work to be...
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Feb 05, 2023
The other day my sister, Bobbi,
asked me if I remembered breaking her good wine glasses. I
didn’t and I asked her to tell me when it happened. She said it...
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Jan 16, 2023
Happy New Year to everyone. For some people, a new year means a
new start, new opportunities, new experiences. For others - well,
perhaps something less optimistic. I...
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Dec 13, 2022
Hello Everyone. It's that time of year... I wonder why
people say that. I guess it works for just about any time of the
year when you think about it. Well, at...
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Nov 01, 2022
"Tis the season, when we begin to reflect upon our lives and the
merits of helping others - at least it is for me. There's no doubt
in my mind of how fortunate I...
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Oct 08, 2022
Paula and I are very thankful that we were only on the edge of
the recent hurricane that stuck Southwest Florida. The full force
of the storm hit Fort Meyers area and...
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Sep 01, 2022
I was watching Good Morning America this morning and saw that
there is yet another self-help book that has just become a best
seller. I don't want to tell you which...
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Aug 02, 2022
It's finally here - the release of my newest novel, Trouble
in Choctaw County, is set for August 15. I hope you will
purchase a copy and let me know what you think of...
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Jul 07, 2022
I really got into the wyvern thing while writing Trouble in
Choctaw County, so I purchased a 3D-printed model of one.
It's pretty cool. It was just plain...
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Jun 14, 2022
My next novel, Trouble in Choctaw County, is almost ready
for release. It's scheduled for August 15. It seems like that day
is taking forever to get here.
This is my...
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Apr 14, 2022
Wow! After self-publishing five novels, I've been "discovered"
by a New York publisher, DocUmeant Publishing. It's definitely a
big deal in my career as an...
