Tag: Golden Rule
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It’s Hard To Know What You’re Dealing With
I live in a state where we have a plethora of venomous snakes. Plus our share of poisonous spiders. Don’t forget the alligators which are often overlooked because of their ability to remain still. Our environment appears to encourage these fellows. After we’d lived here a few years, we took our kids and nephew to…
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Winning Isn’t The Opposite Of Losing
They worked hard, played with passion, and hoped they’d reach the goal that was ever before them. The boy’s soccer team from the small high school where my daughter and son-in-law coach the beautiful game won the District Championship for the first time in their history. It was an amazing accomplishment. The game was, as…
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Washington Can’t Make Us Better
Stephen Paddock had his fifteen minutes of infamy. A millionaire gambler who appeared to have it all made the decision to play judge, jury and executioner for a group of people he didn’t know. What goes through the mind of someone who instigates the deadliest mass shooting in US history? What does it take to…
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When The Sun Is Obscured By Darkness
I’ve lived in Mickeyville a good while. We’ve kidded about Orlando being just that since we moved here. The City Beautiful. Vacation destination. The escape plan for many snowbirds. Our newspaper refers to us now as part of the fraternity of U.S. cities who’ve experienced terrorism. Not a moniker any city wants to claim.…
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Soap Slap!
I have a passion for soap that comes out in a foamy cloud. It’s like a party for my hands. Mash it. Fluff it. Shape it. Play with it. Frankly it’s more fun to wash your hands the requisite amount of time–singing “Mary Had a Little Lamb”–when it feels more like play than hygiene. It’s…