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My Kids and Their Autism
What experiences in life helped you grow the most? I was a very free man when I met my oldest son for the first time and knew I had to take some responsibility. It was the beginning of a journey into understanding brand new human beings and realizing how much like me they were. Three…
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Sanitized and Autotuned
The world is less lively than it was when I was a child. It is cleaner and safer. The demands of living are more predictable. At least the ones from out there. I have a certain nostalgia though to a time that was dirtier and more dangerous. When I was a kid I could ride…
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What We Choose Is What We Become
Do you believe in fate/destiny? I believe that the choices we make shape our destiny. We cannot go back and change the past so the choices we have already made are part of that destiny. Sickness, old age, and death are unavoidable. Those are part of the destiny of every human being. But we each…
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Bastet
A cat walked by my feetBut it was a white catWe don’t have a white catI got up and the cat was still thereIt walked away a littleThen turned its head back at meIt had purple eyesIt wanted me to followIt lead me into my secret roomMy tombI never take my phone down hereThe white…
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Disabled Adult Children
Do you enjoy your job? Two of my sons are disabled adults. My wife and I love them and will care for them as long as we are both able. We are currently getting reimbursed for their care. That is my “job.” Changing diapers every day is awful but at least I don’t have a…
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Remembering Dodge
Describe a phase in life that was difficult to say goodbye to. I’ve written about what I call the Dodge Street Standard before (read here). It was a time in my life that I was very free. I was also very poor and alone most of the time. I had the essentials. I had my…
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Total Nuclear Annihilation
I was a teenager in the 80s. It was the Cold War and the Arms Race. We were sold on the fear that the human race was half an hour from extinction. The nuclear warheads were aimed directly at me and Ronald Reagan was the only one that could stop them. Kids these days are…
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Being Someone Else
If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why? As I contemplate this question I can think of a few people right off the top of my head. It would be amazing to live for a day as Jesus Christ or Joseph Smith Jr. Mohamed and Gandhi are also…
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Letters and Calls
I have had a busy day. Along with my usual blogging, art, and scripture study I have also written several letters to debt collectors and made phone calls to a list of Elders Quorum members. To top it all off I drafted a promotional page for a new satirical religion. Don’t worry though I’m not…
Latter Day Sinner 