Last Sunday I listened to a wonderful sermon delivered by Rev. Charles Stanley out of the First Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. I usually try to use words in more of a tongue-in-cheek style but it is Christmas so allow me a few sentences of a more [...]
Christmas Eve, so just a few words
Posted by ONLINE on Saturday, December 24, 2011
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A worthy idea, but is America ready?
Posted by ONLINE on Thursday, December 15, 2011
The more I think about it the more I wonder if banning cell phone use within the confines of an automobile would actually make the roads safer. We have grown so accustomed to being able to instantly address issues that arise. Within minutes we take care [...]
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Melodrama Demeans Truth
Posted by ONLINE on Monday, December 12, 2011
My grandmother once told me that there is no pain like that of losing a child from an unforeseen ailment. If such is the case then I cannot imagine what it must feel like to lose a child to his or her own doing because that child sought escape from the [...]
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Maryland's Quiet Winter Wonderland
Posted by ONLINE on Saturday, December 10, 2011
In summer's wake comes the stillness. The masses have retreated back to their routines, which do not involve driving to the ocean and tying up traffic all along eastbound Route 50. Colder breezes bringing their chill from the north inspire hibernation. [...]
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Making your tummy warm since 1958 but now it's trying to kill you!
Posted by ONLINE on Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Fear the noodle!Instant noodle soups have gained sudden notoriety, because apparently NPR's Planet Money couldn't find any other news fit to report on, because said delicious treats pose a potential threat to hungry people.When will the sensationalism [...]
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Rahm says you play you pay...now stop crying about it
Posted by ONLINE on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Some residents of Chicago are up in arms over the 'nickel and dime' increases that are to result from Mayor Emanuel's new budget. The Mayor could have taken the easy way out and just raised taxes across the board. What is he supposed to do to try and [...]
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I'd do it all over again tomorrow...or maybe the day after
Posted by ONLINE on Monday, November 28, 2011
Before the game even started I was threatened. I was threatened with a four-hour tailgate, unlimited chicken tenders, a case of Victoria beer on ice, and plates of chocolate-iced brownies. In my past I have never been known for my stamina when it comes [...]
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The Downward Spiral Continues
Posted by ONLINE on Thursday, November 17, 2011
Traffic has come to a standstill on one of the busiest streets in Chicago. Southbound Michigan Avenue has been shut down by those who wish to Occupy Wall Street. People sit in their cars and tap their steering wheels in frustration. They clench their [...]
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Am I Barrel Aging Too?
Posted by ONLINE on Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Over the years my friends and acquaintances have chided me for having no palette when it comes to choosing beer for any and all occasions. While packing for a NASCAR race in Charlotte, NC my boss handed me a hundred dollar bill with the one condition [...]
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That Was Close...
Posted by ONLINE on Friday, November 11, 2011
Everyone has those kind of moments, the ones that make you stop in your tracks and take a deep breath and say a little prayer of thanks that harm did not come to you. I am not talking about the car almost sideswiping your Ford Taurus station wagon on [...]
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Turn Out the Lights the Party's Over All Good Things...
Posted by ONLINE on Wednesday, November 9, 2011
The novelty has worn off.There hasn't been a sighting in quite sometime and everyone seems to be quite okay with it.Street Jimmy has been absent from Wieland Street.Early in the summer he was told by members of the 18th [...]
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Branching Out to Dine on Words
Posted by ONLINE on Wednesday, November 2, 2011
I readily admit that my cultural tastes are rather narrow. As a child, for me to dine on anything that did not come out of mother's kitchen Americana was usually the result of a grave threat. Foreign movies were sleeping pills and foreign literature [...]
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Iphone Gone...Life Updated
Posted by ONLINE on Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Not too long ago I got rid of my Iphone. I traded the sucker in for an old flip phone that is best used for conversation...of the verbal kind. Hold on a second -I hadn't planned on using the word "sucker" until I was composing that previous sentence. [...]
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Technology Makes Me Want to Puke, Especially in Modern Times
Posted by ONLINE on Thursday, September 8, 2011
Remember when you had a travel agent take care of all your vacation plans instead of the Travelocity gnome?Maybe many of you don't, but I do. That person was a living breathing human being who had a job and earned an income. When I turned sixteen I used [...]
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Wasted Opportunity Wasted
Posted by ONLINE on Sunday, July 10, 2011
Since Spanish class at VES with Senor Sullivan I dreamt of donning a pair of white slacks, a nice soft Egyptian cotton button down, a red kerchief, a pair of track shoes, and hitting the streets of Pamplona for a little jog...a very fast-paced jog. Throughout [...]
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Remembering When...
Posted by ONLINE on Thursday, June 23, 2011
I got bullied.Reading news reports about bullying makes me want to become an advocate for the death penalty. Legalize marijuana but put bullies to death. The effects of drug use can heal over time as I suppose the effects of bullying can too, but, unfortunately, [...]
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day lilies and yesterday
Posted by ONLINE on Wednesday, June 8, 2011
A day lily now sits on the front stoop. This plant is more than just a decorative thingy to try and make the place presentable for Art Fair weekend; the day lily represents my childhood. Every time I see a palmetto tree I think of South Carolina. Every [...]
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A little this and a little that...
Posted by ONLINE on Sunday, May 29, 2011
I don't trust onions that don't make me cry. White onions are too mild. Vidalias however, Niagara falls over the cutting board. A squirrel that will not run from me when I go to chase it away from my bird feeder deserves a good ping in the butt from [...]
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This is Getting Ridiculous
Posted by ONLINE on Wednesday, May 11, 2011
How long will it be before everything we own has a tracking device inside it? If only stalking was an accepted practice...it is so easy now. In days gone by one had to put in a lot of legwork and be very discreet in order to discover the routine of an [...]
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How We Project Ourselves Effects Many...
Posted by ONLINE on Monday, May 2, 2011
When I first heard the news last night I too wanted to celebrate. I wanted to run out in the streets with a 40 wrapped in a paper bag and dance a jig with my fellow Americans. But then there was the whole thing about celebrating death that made rethink [...]
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It's All About Saving Money and Trying to Get Smarter in the AM
Posted by ONLINE on Saturday, April 16, 2011
I feel so grown up. I also feel like an advocate for the newspaper industry.Save the Pages! Save the Pages! Now don't you yell at me because I am supporting newsprint on paper. If you drop a newspaper it doesn't crack.Just a few minutes ago I ordered [...]
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They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To
Posted by ONLINE on Monday, April 11, 2011
Several years ago I was walking around the rainy set of a big-budget feature with a Rigging Gaffer out of New York. We both walked in silence. I was quiet because I didn't want to bother Richie; Richie was quiet because he was trying to find a new way [...]
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To Thank a Mockingbird
Posted by ONLINE on Sunday, March 6, 2011
Growing up on the Eastern Shore of Maryland was both a challenge and a privilege. As an only child I thought my existence full of many more challenges than privileges and now as an aged character in my own story I see the foolishness of my thinking. [...]
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