Category: holidays
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Desk Lamp
Stephanie and I took the boys to Target for Christmas. I got a desk lamp and have effectively lit my keyboard.
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Cold Days Ahead
I got dressed and walked to the local gas station with my youngest son. It was cold and dark. It is only going to get colder and darker. Christmas lights are going up in earnest and we should have snow pretty soon. Winter isn’t my favorite season, but I choose to live where the cold…
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Black Friday 24
The next commercial holiday in the USA is Christmas. The annual buying spree begins with Black Friday. People trample each other for sales on new stuff the day after claiming to be grateful for the stuff they already have. There’s a method to the marketing though. It is in the best interest of retail to…
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Armistice
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month the guns fell silent. World War One was supposed to be the war to end all wars. Over a hundred years of that theory being proven wrong makes me sad. I swore an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States and…
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Visions
I woke up in my dark roomTo a sound like an internet dial upA man appearedHe had white hair, a white beard, and brown eyesHe wore a two piece white suitWith a white banded collar shirt and white slippers and white glovesHe spoke and said “Walk upright but be humble.”Then he embraced me and by…