Category Archives: General Thoughts

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“The World Turned Upside Down”

Posted on 2016-11-09 by BeeManDave

Greetings and Salutations; In the wee hours of this morning,   November 9th,  2016,  the  Presidential election  produced an unexpected, and (for many)  a chilling result.   As the above map shows,   the donald was voted in to the … Continue reading →

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America – Great? Or not?

Posted on 2016-10-19 by BeeManDave

    .  Greetings and salutations; I do not know about y’all,  but, as a Citizen of America,  who loves my country,  I am getting pretty damn tired of the Donald saying it is a pile of shit,  and we … Continue reading →

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The Massacre at the Pulse In Orlando – Another observation.

Posted on 2016-06-13 by BeeManDave

Greetings and Salutations; The attached image is of the Henley Street bridge, in Knoxville Tennessee. The mayor of the city has ordered the lamps on the bridge to be changed to a rainbow configuration, in memorial to the 49 victims … Continue reading →

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When will the insanity end? Thoughts on the Massacre at the Pulse in Orlando

Posted on 2016-06-12 by BeeManDave

         Greetings and Salutations;      Once again,  the Mad Flood of hate,  bigotry  and violence that has permeated America has reared its horrible head and produced a tragedy of monumental proportions.   This morning,  at around … Continue reading →

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A Meditation on this Memorial Day Weekend

Posted on 2016-05-29 by BeeManDave

     Greetings and Salutations;       I have been poking around online, and, on the cable channels this weekend,   and contemplating the state of the World in general,  and America in specific.   It is, I am … Continue reading →

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Texas Rules The TextBook World (And why this is BAD)

Posted on 2016-05-25 by BeeManDave

Greetings and Salutations;      Texas shows up again in my sights…and the news from there is mixed.   As I indicated in the title of this essay,   the Texas state School Board tends to control the content of … Continue reading →

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Take a SMALL step to help keep Earth Clean!

Posted on 2016-05-25 by BeeManDave

Greetings and Salutations; On this Sunday,  as I take a moment to try and do some Good Stewardship of the Earth,  I decided I would take a moment and offer a suggestion on how YOU can help America, and the … Continue reading →

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Ever Visited an Old Growth Redwood?

Posted on 2016-04-20 by BeeManDave

Greetings and Salutations;       Some of the most amazing and majestic trees left in America are the old growth Redwoods, living out West.   However,  thanks to the issues brought on by Global Climate Change,   these treasures … Continue reading →

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Brussels Bombed…and Americans say WHAT?

Posted on 2016-03-22 by BeeManDave

Greetings and Salutations; This morning, three bombs were set off in the heart of Brussels,   leading to the death and injury of thousands of people.  It is easy enough to find detailed articles on this tragedy online, so, I … Continue reading →

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Why does the World think America is nuts?

Posted on 2016-03-18 by BeeManDave

     Greetings and Salutations      The following image/meme was posted on my FaceBook thread today,  with a one word comment of “Truth”.   It has motivated me to write a long-overdue Blog post.    What follows is the … Continue reading →

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Muslims in America…we are shameful.

Posted on 2015-12-10 by BeeManDave

   Greetings andSalutations; I hope, during this Christmas season, that I can post some positive moments from America, to remind all of us that the bigoted, hateful, racist  bastards we appear to be are just a small subset of the … Continue reading →

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Reading Comprehension – Harder Than One Might Think!

Posted on 2015-08-21 by BeeManDave

     Greetings and Salutations.       Although it is many, many months until the Presidential Elections,  the Right and Left Wingers are hard at it.   In this post, I am going to focus on a kind of mind-boggling … Continue reading →

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The Economy – Bees and Humans…

Posted on 2015-07-18 by BeeManDave

Are These Equivalent? *** Warning! What follows includes factual data, personal opinions and some painting with a broad brush *** ….. I keep finding interesting topics to mediate on  as I crawl around the intricate weave of the Net.   … Continue reading →

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Politics…When Did Lying Become OK?

Posted on 2014-08-08 by BeeManDave

The following is an Email forwarded to me by a friend. Some variation of it has been around since 2011 (at least), but, it keeps surfacing.    Although normally I just ignore nonsense like this,  I decided this time to … Continue reading →

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Political Foolishness

Posted on 2014-06-22 by BeeManDave

     Greetings and Salutations;      There has been a burst of mindless lies and rants from Right-Wingers showing up on Face Book and while I realize trying to combat the problem with facts is probably like trying to … Continue reading →

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How to write a story (one man’s view)

Posted on 2013-07-20 by BeeManDave

     Greetings and Salutations;      I was perusing my FB entries a bit ago, and, I came across a plea for help from a novice writer.   They were experiencing challenges in getting stories finished up and ready … Continue reading →

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