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When Gardening is an Addiction
Rain is bittersweet. It helps the garden grow but you can’t go out and pull weeds. You do these things, and these things, and these things. You convert your entire back yard into a garden.
Writing Blogs
If you’ve never written a blog before, you might wonder how the process works. It’s a bit different depending on the length. Blogs less than 400 words (about four or five paragraphs) are essentially thought missiles launched from a keyboard into cyberspace. They usually convey a single idea or experience from the blogger’s consciousness rather …
Ten Ideas for Fixing the Federal Government
In just the past year, the country has gone through a series of divisive political debates over the economy, tax cuts, unemployment, job creation, health care, bank regulation, the budget deficit, and the debt ceiling. The only thing the two major political parties can agree on is fighting wars, enforcing pernicious drug laws, kowtowing to …
Millennials Might …
Many people, especially young adults, eschew politics because they feel that they can’t change anything. If you fit this description, consider the following. On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy called for an ambitious space exploration program to put astronauts on the moon. The goal was accomplished eight years later on July 20, 1969. …
Random Thoughts, December 2015 – January 2016
I’m taking a hiatus from FaceBook, ostensibly to clear my mind and my desk for other things, but the voices in my head are still chattering away. Here’s what they’ve been saying. Why don’t paparazzi go after getting pictures of Bigfoot or aliens? That would be a lot more interesting than another picture of the …
