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Empty Honors
The great mystery of the week: for what did President Obama receive the Nobel prize? According to the Nobel committee, it was for “pre-election rhetoric” rather than anything he has done since being sworn in. Well, that’s a relief! Let’s … Continue reading
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California Education – Can You Buy Results?
Last week our district superintendent addressed our site concerning the current budget situation and how it will affect education. He posed an interesting question: “How is it that the 8th largest economy in the world ranks below the territories in … Continue reading
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Hero
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about heroes. I think we all want to be heroes in our own way, I know I do. I suppose there are times when I have been somewhat heroic. I know there are times … Continue reading
I’m No Food Critic…
And this is a departure form my usual writings, but I do know good food and Annie’s in Austin, Texas is way better than just good. First, Austin may be the friendliest city I have ever visited and I am … Continue reading
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How To Leave A Legacy
I met “Dad” (and I only knew Jerry as “Dad” until yesterday when I attended his funeral) when his oldest granddaughter was on the high school softball team I help coach. Meeting the two sisters and working with them over … Continue reading
Posted in Education, morality, Sports, Truth
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Special Election… AGAIN?
I really would like to get away from writing about politics, but politicians keep doing really stupid things and too few people are taking notice. As a people, we just let them keep screwing things up for us. It seems … Continue reading
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Lying Liars and the Lies They Lie
“I was trying to save the rabbit.” Jimmy Carter “I did not have sex with that woman.” Bill Clinton “I did not bow to the Saudi King.” Barack Obama Not to claim that the right does not ever lie, but … Continue reading
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Losing Focus
Often the path we end up on is not the path we started down. I think this happens when we forget why we started down the road to begin with. It happens to all of us in different aspects of … Continue reading
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Change? What change?
In President Obama’s first two weeks he has sent missile strikes into Pakistan, ordered $800 billion in bail out money and alienated Speaker Pelosi… so what’s changed? I realize, as does the president, that the current economic circumstances will take … Continue reading
Here a truth, there a truth, everywhere a truth…
I have heard a lot lately about “speaking one’s own truth.” It seems a popular notion that truth, like beauty, is in the eye (or mind) of the beholder. I will concede that opinions, perspectives, and emotions are all individual … Continue reading
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