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I can hear most of you muttering, “So, what’s new?” But this confusion has lasted quite some time now. Longer than my desire to use only blue lights on my house at Christmas, longer than my desire to fly in a hot-air balloon, longer than my desire to drink cappuccino at a café in Paris. I think this confusion started with my first job.
My first job was a ticket-taker at the Ambler Theater in (coincidentally) Ambler, Pennsylvania. The Ambler theater was one of the Grand Old Dames of the va...
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There is little doubt that there is a problem with the health care system of the United States. In true capitalist form, only the rich are permitted to maintain their health properly. Those less fortunate are banished to overworked emergency rooms that are manned by a beleaguered medical staff. Then, when they can’t pay, they are forced to declare bankruptcy, which, in turn, raises the fees for all and burdens the medical system even further.
I am part of the great unwashed mass that is un...
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A friend of mine was making conversation when she stated, "Men are women's protection, women are men's delight."
I couldn't disagree with either half of the statement. I think every man has had the urge to protect a woman at one point or another, especially if there is another man involved. With all due respect to feminism and the metaphor involving fish and bicycles, a scene immediately came to mind.
I was playing country music with Michael Mandella at the Pony Express. The band was ...
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It might be too late. Can a system or method of living be changed after so many centuries of practice?
When I was a boy (listen carefully, the sounds you hear are my sons rolling their eyes) I wanted adventure. I imagine every boy, every child for that matter, longs for excitement. There is an unbelievable energy level in every child that is just waiting to do something, anything that is exciting. You remember that feeling, don’t you? It fades with age if it isn’t cultivated.
Adventur...
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Okay. He didn't even have to turn his lights on. I had accelerated to escape a tailgater on McCarran Blvd. He "radared" me as I came over the hill near N. Virginia. I just pulled over.
But what are the last words out of his mouth as my day turns to crap?
"Have a nice evening."
Mon, August 22, 2005 - 8:13 AM
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I’m Confused
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I can hear most of you muttering, “So, what’s new?” But this confusion has lasted quite some time now. Longer than my desire to use only blue lights on my house at Christmas, longer than my desire to fly in a hot-air balloon, longer than my desir...
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The Solution Seems Obvious
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There is little doubt that there is a problem with the health care system of the United States. In true capitalist form, only the rich are permitted to maintain their health properly. Those less fortunate are banished to overworked emergency rooms...
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A Question of Delight
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A friend of mine was making conversation when she stated, "Men are women's protection, women are men's delight."
I couldn't disagree with either half of the statement. I think every man has had the urge to protect a woman at one point or anoth...
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Don't Do That
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It might be too late. Can a system or method of living be changed after so many centuries of practice?
When I was a boy (listen carefully, the sounds you hear are my sons rolling their eyes) I wanted adventure. I imagine every boy, every child...
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That Ain't Right
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Okay. He didn't even have to turn his lights on. I had accelerated to escape a tailgater on McCarran Blvd. He "radared" me as I came over the hill near N. Virginia. I just pulled over.
But what are the last words out of his mouth as my day ...
read more
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