The older I get, the more I appreciate the adage, "Choose your battles wisely." You cannot engage in every potential battle that crosses your path and when you do engage you should make darn sure that your engagement will amount to something. Time and energy are not for wasting. It was the choice of battles [...]
Tag: Freedom
The urge to purge…
I have been feeling the urge to purge lately. I think it may have something to do with watching too much HGTV. Almost all the homes on those shows look clean, organized, and above all else - minimalistic. Living and cleaning seems easy in those homes. Folks have a few choice things they love around and [...]
Ensuring freedom is not for the faint of heart…
Today we celebrate America's independence. Today we revel in our freedom. Today we stand united in our patriotism. But today as we celebrate, we must acknowledge that this freedom we celebrate has been hard fought and won on the backs of true patriots - members of the military, past and present - and their families. There is a [...]
Speak even when you aren’t spoken to…
Freedom to speak one's mind - it is a luxury that many do not have. You may remember that line from the Lewis Carroll classic novel Alice in Wonderland, wherein the Queen snapped at Alice, "Speak when you are spoken to!" Of course Alice, in her logical way argued the reasonableness of the Queen's request (that Alice [...]
Allow me to be blunt…
Please do allow me to be blunt...the Blunt Amendment is an infringement on freedom and it has no place in an enlightened society. If you are unfamiliar with the Blunt Amendment, the shorthand summary is it is a proposed amendment to the requirement within the 2010 health reform act that requires employers to provide coverage of preventative [...]
Adventures in TV Land…
This past May I had my fill of Dish Network and told them that they could take their dish and...well, let me paraphrase what I said - I told them I no longer would be utilizing their service. If you have ever quit Dish Network you will know that they don't come take the dish. [...]
Today I write…
On this day when we celebrate the anniversary of our independence as a country I am reminded of the enduring cost of that freedom. Freedom is not a static state that once arrived at can be ignored. It is a commitment to a way of life that bears significant costs and these costs must be paid to [...]
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