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Friday, January 5, 2007

Pit-Bull Furor: A Witch Hunt or a Necessity?

Bam-Bam and Pepper Pit-bulls have reigned as the stuff of nightmares now for more than fifteen years. I must point out that the Doberman held this dubious honor in the 70's, supplanted by the rottweiler in the 80's. It is through denial that we must find a scapegoat to transmute our violent nature... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 3, 2007

The Uninhabitable

It sits day in and day out, alone and aloof despite the teeming farm on one side and the busy mobile home on the other. The most anyone tends to the area is to place hay bales where a yard must have been at some point in time, perhaps many years ago. The wind was whipping about, slowing drying the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 31, 2006

The Chinese Law of Abundance

You may have heard about this ritual of creating prosperity. It involves taking out a blank check, and writing it to oneself. It looks something like this: This is one I filled out this morning, and I posted it on the door to the office. What it says is not nearly as important as its power of being... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 27, 2006

A Few Pics to Share...

Happy Holidays everyone! I'm inserting a few pictures to test this camera out and give you a face behind the name. I hope everyone had a good Christmas. We were all very happy here with the turnout, until a rotavirus tore through the household. Everyone but me has had it so far. Anyway, here goes.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Lucas Racked Up

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Saturday, December 23, 2006

The Ripple Effect

I exist in the pool of my experiences. The ripple effect is the realization that what I give to the world is what I am. My pool is either clear and unmarred, or it is turbid and disrupted. Can I be love while taking love from others, and hoarding it out of the fear of losing that which cannot be... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 19, 2006

A Christmas Eve Miracle

Alexander Lake began acquiring stories about the wondrous powers of prayer in 1910. He eventually settled into a book entitled Your Prayers Are Always Answered, published in 1956. The following is a section entitled A 'Christmas Eve Miracle.' "One Christmas Eve, when I was a police reporter on the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 16, 2006

What Would Christ Think of His Birthday?

I've watched them from afar. I've participated once or twice. I'm sometimes amused and nearly always dismayed at the ensuing spectacle. The Christmas rush is here in full force. My religion growing up pooh-poohed the idea of December 25th being Christ's birthday. I agreed, but at the same time... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 15, 2006

Vicarious

I set about wondering many things concerning our present society and its dependency on technology yesterday. One of the saddest developments I've witnessed in the past few years is the increasing isolation we suffer from chronic computer use. It hit me one day that I'd been its unwitting victim... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Bi-Polar Disorder Claims Another Victim

It seems as though I've been around many people with bi-polar in my life. Blanche has bi-polar. I felt her 'charging up' for several weeks now, in what must be a hellish ride to nowhere. I can only imagine what kinds of things must go through the mind of some of these people, as their behavior can... Sign in to see full entry.

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