Tag: change
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12 minutes into Easter
It’s Easter. In Jerusalem it’s probably already morning and the tomb is empty. It’s a little after midnight here. A long time and a long way off from the resurrection of Jesus Christ. My brain is mush. Held together with very modern psych meds. Jesus isn’t going to change that. I wonder if his going…
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Earning a Fortune
When I was young I was certain I would grow up to be rich. Mind you I didn’t have a plan. I was good at math and was under the impression there was good money in advanced math degrees. I was never as good with money. I can’t save and invest it even though my…
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The Choices We Make
What could you do differently? On a plane to Germany when I was 17 I was listening to a motivational speaker through the onboard headsets. He talked about being in traffic behind another car and the car had what will sound like a rather mundane bumper sticker. The sticker read, “I’d rather be golfing.” The…
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Freedom
The United States just recently recognized today as a federal holiday. It is called Juneteenth. It commemorates the day the last chattel slaves were made legally free in Texas. It is a day to celebrate freedom. Freedom from color, freedom from class, freedom from caste, and freedom tyranny. Our country has not wiped out slavery…