This is going to be a work in progress.  Stay tuned.

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I find much of my writing about politics distracting.  I do it because it’s necessary.  I can’t stand by and do nothing while a feral democracy destroys my country, so I have been writing in this blog mostly about political issues.  But I need to spend a little more time getting back to what this [...]

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I tried to find the frequently repeated source of the quote “Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not.” which supposedly came from T. Jefferson.  I did not believe the quote was authentic because it is not characteristic of Jefferson’s style of writing. After doing some researching I conclude [...]

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I was digging through some old letters and photos from my grandmother a while back. My father-in-law, Bill, was helping.  We came across gramma’s old college degree in education.  All of a sudden he jumps up in surprise and says, “She was a Vandal!”  That made no sense to me.  I asked him what he [...]

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After we had our son, my wife and I began wondering where his values would come from. Neither of us belongs to a religious organization, so he won’t pick up values at church. I was concerned about where he would get his values, but I felt that he would get his moral values naturally from [...]

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