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Some Thoughts on Religion, Part 2

Posted on 2020-02-08 Updated on 2020-02-08

Greetings and Salutations; Politics and Religion…two topics that can always generate lengthy and, at times, contentious discussion. One of the… Read more

Posted in Ethics, Humanity, Observations, Ruminations, Uncategorized     Tags: Martin Luther, Pietism, Protestant Reformation, religion     Leave a comment     


Privacy Policy and About information….

Posted on 2019-11-21 Updated on 2020-01-31

To read either the rules of engagement here, or find out what happens to your data, check out these pages… Read more

Posted in Uncategorized     1 Comment     


Gun Clubs for People Of Color

Posted on 2019-03-10 Updated on 2019-03-10

  Greetings and Salutations; We are seeing more and more news reports of people of color being gunned down by… Read more

Posted in Ethics, Family, Humanity, Improving Life, Nuttiness, Observations, Political rants, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations, Uncategorized     Tags: Gun Clubs, Law Enforcement, Lethal Force, misogyny, People of Color, racism, Training     2 Comments     


Another Day, Another Massacre

Posted on 2017-11-06 Updated on 2017-11-08

Greetings and Salutations; One of the disconcrting issues of the day is the fact that America is becoming a more… Read more

Posted in Ethics, Heath, Humanity, Nuttiness, Politics, Ruminations, Uncategorized     Tags: Domestic Abuse, gun control, massacre, Terrorism, texas     Leave a comment     


“how we treat the least of these…”

Posted on 2017-06-22 Updated on 2017-06-22

Greetings and Salutations; This may be a bit of a downer,  but it is important…and should not be lost among… Read more

Posted in Ethics, General Thoughts, Humanity, Politics, Ruminations, Uncategorized     Tags: Animal Shelters, Euthanization, Feral Cats, help     Leave a comment     


The Woman’s March; What It Said To Me

Posted on 2017-01-22 Updated on 2017-01-25

Greetings and Salutations; Some time before the inauguration,  plans grew to hold a Woman’s March in protest against the new… Read more

Posted in Ethics, General Thoughts, Humanity, Nuttiness, Observations, Politics, Something Good This Way Comes, Uncategorized     Tags: For Not Against, protests, Woman's March     Leave a comment     


Sifting Through the Ashes, Part Ten – Questionable Actions

Posted on 2017-01-17 Updated on 2017-03-21

Greetings and Salutations; Amy Siskind,  who has many irons in the fire,  is taking time to document the weirdness of… Read more

Posted in Ethics, Nuttiness, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations, Snake Oil, Uncategorized     Tags: Amy Siskind, Authoritarianism, Carol Brown, Donald Trump, keeping track of normal, resistance     Leave a comment     


A Meditation on this Memorial Day Weekend

Posted on 2016-05-29 Updated on 2016-06-15

     Greetings and Salutations;       I have been poking around online, and, on the cable channels this… Read more

Posted in Ethics, General Thoughts, Humanity, Nuttiness, Observations, Political rants, Questionable decisions, Ruminations, Uncategorized     Tags: ChicknHawk, Internment camps, Obama, right-winger, torture, Vietnam, World War 1, World War 2     1 Comment     


Saving the Bees….And Butterflies…

Posted on 2015-12-22 Updated on 2016-04-23

  Greetings and Salutations;      The bees in America have a lot of stresses that are causing them to… Read more

Posted in Beekeeping, Hive and Colony care, Ruminations, Uncategorized     Tags: butterflies, flowers, habitat, neonicinidoid pesticides     Leave a comment     


Political Foolishness

Posted on 2014-06-22 Updated on 2014-06-23

     Greetings and Salutations;      There has been a burst of mindless lies and rants from Right-Wingers showing… Read more

Posted in Ethics, General, General Thoughts, Humanity, Misc, Nuttiness, Political rants, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations, Uncategorized     Tags: President Obama, Right-Wingers     Leave a comment     


How should we treat the Needy in our society?

Posted on 2013-08-25 Updated on 2013-08-25

     Greetings and Salutatons;      Just a short note about a story I read this Sunday morning.  … Read more

Posted in Ethics, Food, General, Heath, Humanity, Nuttiness, Political rants, Uncategorized     Tags: homeless, jack-booted thugs, poltics, Raleigh North Carolina     Leave a comment     


No More Spam, Man

Posted on 2013-07-20 Updated on 2013-07-20

     Greetings and Salutations;      I am sorry that the actions of a few have to impact the… Read more

Posted in Uncategorized     Tags: annoyances, dealing with it, spam     Leave a comment     


Hello world!

Posted on 2013-02-18 Updated on 2016-10-26

If things look a bit rough just now, I apologize.   I am moving hosts, and, of course, the “easy as… Read more

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To be, or not to be…that is the question.

Posted on 2012-12-15 Updated on 2022-09-12

     Greetings and Salutations; I write this on the morning after a terrible incident in Connecticut, where a madman… Read more

Posted in Ethics, Humanity, Nuttiness, Political rants, Questionable decisions, Uncategorized     Tags: Connecticut, gun violence, parenting, rules to live by     Leave a comment     


A hidden gem of a restaurant

Posted on 2012-12-07

     Greetings and Salutations;      In a delightful break from the usual Friday, my wife, Lisa, and I… Read more

Posted in Food, Restaurant Reviews, Uncategorized     Tags: opinions on food, restaurant review, rjs Courtyard Grille     Leave a comment     


Stupid Gas Accumulates in Washington, D. C.

Posted on 2012-12-07

     Greetings and Salutations;       I decided to take a moment to commemorate an amazing moment in… Read more

Posted in Nuttiness, Politics, Uncategorized     Tags: filibuster, historical moment, Mitch McConnell, Republicans, stupid gas     Leave a comment     


Screwed by a vendor on Ebay

Posted on 2012-09-26

      Greetings and Salutations      I am going to start off here by admitting that I am… Read more

Posted in Political rants, Questionable decisions, Uncategorized     Tags: ebay, hp 2424m, networking, poor customer service, thieves     Leave a comment     


The Feds have gone completely over the edge!

Posted on 2012-06-20

     Greetings and Salutations;      I was watching one of the “talking heads” programs on CNN this evening,… Read more

Posted in Uncategorized     Tags: bill details, Congress, stupidity     Leave a comment     


A Zen moment if I ever saw one!

Posted on 2012-05-12

Greetings and Salutations;      A video of a presentation to the Lincoln City council has shown up on line,… Read more

Posted in Political rants, Uncategorized     Tags: Anti-LGBT, Crazy Blue Lady, dementia, Nebraska     Leave a comment     


Hubble Space Telescope – 22 years and going Strong.

Posted on 2012-04-24

   Greetings and Salutations;      Perhaps one of the most useful pieces of scientific equipment launched by NASA was the… Read more

Posted in Astronomy, Uncategorized     Tags: astronomy, Hubble, images, space program     Leave a comment     


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