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Some Thoughts on Religion, Part 2
Greetings and Salutations; Politics and Religion…two topics that can always generate lengthy and, at times, contentious discussion. One of the several groups I follow on Facebook is a philosophy group that deals with various aspects of religion. When the angry … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Humanity, Observations, Ruminations, Uncategorized
Tagged Martin Luther, Pietism, Protestant Reformation, religion
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Privacy Policy and About information….
To read either the rules of engagement here, or find out what happens to your data, check out these pages Privacy Policy For some help figuring out what is going here…Read the About Page
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Gun Clubs for People Of Color
Greetings and Salutations; We are seeing more and more news reports of people of color being gunned down by the police. Common threads in these reports? There are a few: The victim was unarmed. The lethal force was applied … Continue reading
Another Day, Another Massacre
Greetings and Salutations; One of the disconcrting issues of the day is the fact that America is becoming a more deadly place. We apparently have a huge crop of domestic terrorists, who have been emboldened by the current administration. … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Heath, Humanity, Nuttiness, Politics, Ruminations, Uncategorized
Tagged Domestic Abuse, gun control, massacre, Terrorism, texas
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“how we treat the least of these…”
Greetings and Salutations; This may be a bit of a downer, but it is important…and should not be lost among the tsunami of Evil that is flooding America today. I have been involved, to one level or another with … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, General Thoughts, Humanity, Politics, Ruminations, Uncategorized
Tagged Animal Shelters, Euthanization, Feral Cats, help
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The Woman’s March; What It Said To Me
Greetings and Salutations; Some time before the inauguration, plans grew to hold a Woman’s March in protest against the new administration, on the 21st of January. This idea really caught on, not only in the United States, but all … Continue reading
Sifting Through the Ashes, Part Ten – Questionable Actions
Greetings and Salutations; Amy Siskind, who has many irons in the fire, is taking time to document the weirdness of the donald’s train wreck. Here are links to her lists. This is important to Check out, for several … Continue reading
A Meditation on this Memorial Day Weekend
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
Saving the Bees….And Butterflies…
Greetings and Salutations; The bees in America have a lot of stresses that are causing them to die off. Needless to say, this is a Bad Thing, because something like 30% of the crops in America … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping, Hive and Colony care, Ruminations, Uncategorized
Tagged butterflies, flowers, habitat, neonicinidoid pesticides
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Political Foolishness
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
Posted in Ethics, General, General Thoughts, Humanity, Misc, Nuttiness, Political rants, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations, Uncategorized
Tagged President Obama, Right-Wingers
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How should we treat the Needy in our society?
Greetings and Salutatons; Just a short note about a story I read this Sunday morning. It seems that the city of Raleigh, North Carolina is starting an urban renewal project by making life for the … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Food, General, Heath, Humanity, Nuttiness, Political rants, Uncategorized
Tagged homeless, jack-booted thugs, poltics, Raleigh North Carolina
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No More Spam, Man
Greetings and Salutations; I am sorry that the actions of a few have to impact the reality of the many. I just spent quite some time zapping close to 200 spam posts from the … Continue reading
Hello world!
If things look a bit rough just now, I apologize. I am moving hosts, and, of course, the “easy as pie” stuff never works properly. The regularly scheduled appearance should return shortly BeemanDave
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To be, or not to be…that is the question.
Greetings and Salutations; I write this on the morning after a terrible incident in Connecticut, where a madman took the lives of 20 very young children, and 6 adults at a local school. Details about the event … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Humanity, Nuttiness, Political rants, Questionable decisions, Uncategorized
Tagged Connecticut, gun violence, parenting, rules to live by
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A hidden gem of a restaurant
Greetings and Salutations; In a delightful break from the usual Friday, my wife, Lisa, and I went out to eat and visit a bit this evening. We went to an interesting little restaurant called “RJ’s … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Restaurant Reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged opinions on food, restaurant review, rjs Courtyard Grille
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Stupid Gas Accumulates in Washington, D. C.
Greetings and Salutations; I decided to take a moment to commemorate an amazing moment in the history of the Federal Government. Earlier in the year, Mitch McConnell, the Republican Leader of the Senate, was … Continue reading
Posted in Nuttiness, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged filibuster, historical moment, Mitch McConnell, Republicans, stupid gas
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Screwed by a vendor on Ebay
Greetings and Salutations I am going to start off here by admitting that I am partically at fault in this fustercluck, as I did not make fixing the problem with this ebay vendor my number … Continue reading
Posted in Political rants, Questionable decisions, Uncategorized
Tagged ebay, hp 2424m, networking, poor customer service, thieves
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The Feds have gone completely over the edge!
Greetings and Salutations; I was watching one of the “talking heads” programs on CNN this evening, and, I am now in awe of the current Federal government, from President Obama on down. Today, the President … Continue reading
A Zen moment if I ever saw one!
Greetings and Salutations; A video of a presentation to the Lincoln City council has shown up on line, and, it is so amazing that it boggles the mind…Take a look at this: As a matter of … Continue reading
Posted in Political rants, Uncategorized
Tagged Anti-LGBT, Crazy Blue Lady, dementia, Nebraska
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Hubble Space Telescope – 22 years and going Strong.
Greetings and Salutations; Perhaps one of the most useful pieces of scientific equipment launched by NASA was the Hubble Space Telescope Amazingly enough, as of today (April 24th, 2012), it has been quietly orbiting the Earth … Continue reading