Monday, May 15, 2006
No Red Rose To Wear, No Card To Send
No phone call to make, no trip to take -- My mother passed away two years ago, and today was a most difficult day for me. My wife, son and daughter were with my wife's mother in another state, and I was left home all alone. A tough day, and an even more difficult week for I had no card to send, no...
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Sunday, May 14, 2006
Mother's Day Is Not The Same Without Your Mother
This is my third Mother's Day without my mother who passed away in Feb. of 2004. I joyfully honored my mother's memory, but painfully accepted her bodily absence. My wife, son and daughter were with her mother in another state. I was glad for that because we nearly lost her a few weeks ago; however,...
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Wednesday, May 10, 2006
How Smart A Blogger Are You?
If might depend upon which city you live in. [May 8, 2006, 6:03 pm] "Magazine Names City 'Smart Place To Live'" If you call Nashville home, you already know it is a wonderful place to live and raise a family, but now, a national magazine said Nashville is the intelligent choice to call home....
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Monday, May 8, 2006
Her Picture Is On My Shelf
Her memory is in my heart -- I truly miss my mother who passed away two years ago. I am grateful to God for having her for 80 years, but even after two years it is so hard to live with only her pictures and memory. I need her presence, I need her counsel, I need her love -- I need her. Should grown...
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Walking Through The Mazes of Life
I am 56 years old, and for the most part my life has been a breeze. However, the present is a different story. I am caught in that mid-crisis maze of life, and I am trying to find my way out. So may decisions to make, so many needs and so few resources -- what is one to do! My contract runs out in...
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Saturday, May 6, 2006
I HAVE FOUND THE KEY
To solving the immigrant problem. Tonight as I was watching the Nascar Pre-game show, they did something very unusual -- they said the pledge of allegiance before the National Anthem was sung. Maybe if we made all immigrants legal or illegal say the pledge everyday, they might just come to...
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Tuesday, May 2, 2006
We Survived "Day Without Immigrants" Day
In Music City, how about you? For the most part their was very little disruption, and not as much participation as they had expected. Many employers took the step of letting their employees off to participate, if they wanted to. Very few students left school. Yes, I know this is Nashville, Tenn, and...
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Monday, May 1, 2006
While They Walk Out -
You and I need to walk away from the gas stations. Yes, on this great May Day of immigrant boycott, let us all walk away from the gas stations. We will not fill up our tanks this day, or any day this week. We will not allow the oil companies to rob us of our hard earn legal tender. How dare they...
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Saturday, April 29, 2006
House For Sale Leads To Unusual Incident
Our long time neighbors have moved and have their house up for sale. Today, my wife and I were in our front yard, and saw a lady bent over the fence. She look like she was ill so my wife went over to talk to her. As he got closer she heard this lady praying our loud and quite fervently. My wife...
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Wow! This Is Better Than Winning
the Jackpot Lottery. Our 4 year old granddaughter spent the night with us last night, and what a treasure she is! She is bright sunshine in the midst of some very dark clouds looming over our life and the world. She loves to talk, laugh, ask questions, and help you do what you are doing. She is at...
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