Month: April 2024
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Lilac Bush
Today is a beautiful day here in South Central Wisconsin. The sun is shining. The birds are chirping. And our lilac bush is in full bloom. It looks pink to me. Everyone assures me that lilac is a shade of purple. I often ask the question “How does it feel to be wrong?” The world…
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Inauguration Day
What is your favorite holiday? Why is it your favorite? Once every four years the nation takes the whole day off. I look forward to that one in particular because there is virtually no commercialism about it historically. There is that one former president who was selling red hats on inauguration day, but that is…
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Camping as a Kid
Have you ever been camping? My father loved to camp. In the seventies it was different. We’d go up a dirt road to what seemed like the middle of nowhere, clear the brush off a flat patch of forest, and pitch a tent. As the years went on he chose more accessable areas, and we…
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Ultimate Rebellion
I’ve had 10mg of THC and I’m facing down the question: Am I a Mormon primarily to rebel against my dad? He’s an amazing guy but he takes money in exchange for his witness, When I met The Missionaries they preached the gospel for free. They even paid for the privilege to preach the gospel.…
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Productivity is Relative
When do you feel most productive? As a general rule I feel most productive in the afternoon. Once I’ve had a chance to wake up and focus on my daily task list I tend to believe more than any other time during the day that I am accomplishing things. But productivity is relative. I need…
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Spring Weather
It’s a decent day out. We’ve got the door and windows open and the house fans on. Cosmos has been in and out exploring the neighborhood several times. Magic is sitting at the door observing the neighborhood. She’s less curious than her sister because she explored last year. It’s a good place to be.
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Using Emojis
What are your favorite emojis? I spend more time thinking about which emoji is the right one to send than my receivers are ever likely to take time to interpret them. I use a lot of different emojis depending on the context. Lately I’ve been using a white heart 🤍 to symbolize a deep love…
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Playing with AI
What topics do you like to discuss? I have lots of philosophical discussions with my wife. They range from religion and spirituality to capitalism and a mythical “third way.” I have lots of topics in my head and I like to randomly start conversations. This annoys her, so lately I’ve been typing to Meta AI.…
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Risking a Meltdown
When is the last time you took a risk? How did it work out? We have a semi verbal autistic adult son in the home. He tries very hard to advocate for himself and we encourage that. He will repeat, “Words have power,” and we hope that he has a basic grasp of what it…
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Risk, Marriage, and Children
Describe a risk you took that you do not regret. Anyone who has read more than a few of my posts probably knows I’m married with children. There is always a risk in committing one’s life and love to another human being. I do not regret the risk I’ve taken to have a wife and…
Latter Day Sinner 