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Gratitude Not Attitude

We’ve all been in stores that were understaffed.  Sales clerks are often undertrained, underpaid and overworked.  And what you find is a number of grumpy employees.  And a big dose of attitude. When I was at the skilled nursing facility…

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A Season of Lament

Like many of you, I watched the most recent debacle play out in the Oval Office.  It was an ambush of a true and courageous ally under siege by a murderous war criminal.  As more and more in that room…

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At Our Wits’ End

We are adrift in perplexing times.  My parents, stalwart Republicans to the core, would be aghast that a president of this nation would be cozying up to a former KGB killer running the Kremlin – especially a Republican!  That we…

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Now Hiring

This Sunday we approach two significant events:  The celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday and the Eastern Orthodox celebration of Epiphany, as manifest by the turning of water into wine.  Both, events of Epiphany.  Both occasions manifest the mighty…

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General Orders

When I was inducted into the Army, we were issued what were known as General Orders.  These were standards and directives as to what we should be about if we became separated from our unit or our leadership was killed. …

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