Monthly Archives: June 2004

speaking of religion…(who me?)

more thoughts on the subject… ———- Chainsaw Revelation Clearing land and burning brush Without the visions of Moses Why were documented miracles only a product of biblical times? Word of mouth the best media, Stone tablets weren’t meant for reading … Continue reading

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I’m a non-believer, but I have my thoughts

So what am I thinking? I subscribe to something I call the “all right/all wrong” theory of religion. All right- Every major fundamental religion has a common shared beginning at its core. The supreme/higher intelligence/deity/power of each faith is actually … Continue reading

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First a poem then an explanation-

August 9, 1945: The Day the Insects Died inhumanity and brutality struggling just to survive one day the sun rose twice then the insects died quoting the Bhagavad Gita Einstein’s equation helped energize Oppenheimer the shatterer of worlds killing the … Continue reading

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when shopping was an adventure

To paraphrase Thomas Wolfe -‘you can’t go to the mall again’ or maybe Bob Dylan -‘the malls they are a-changing’. Stumbled across something last night that rekindled a memory. Wanting to cool down from the summer heat I found a … Continue reading

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nobody’s/anybody’s/everybody’s kids

One of the many “dog” related activities I and the four-legged redheads participate in is Therapy Dog visits. Nursing homes, hospitals and like today, homes for emotionally disturbed children. Several dozen kids I would guess between pre-school and pre-teen age … Continue reading

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bigger is not always better

A person growing up in a small town develops a unique idea of how the world should be viewed. Up until the time I moved away to start my junior year at college in 1976, the town I had called … Continue reading

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hmmm, election day is coming, I wonder who’s on TV

Something I learned today further strengthens my belief in what is wrong with politics in this country. Ben Stein was a speechwriter for Richard Nixon. I don’t know how my personal beliefs compare to Ben’s and frankly it doesn’t matter. … Continue reading

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Never thought I’d be nostalgic for Hee-Haw

gloom, despair and agony on me deep, dark depression, excessive misery As I look around LiveJournal for people of similar interests (No, Hee-Haw isn’t one of them!) and read their postings, I immediately notice the general youthfulness of the user … Continue reading

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like father, like tenor sax player?

This is an older observation from one of my written journals but I feel the need to express it here for others to see. Richard Dreyfuss seems to have the characters he plays in various movie/TV roles somehow intertwined with … Continue reading

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I lowered my cholesterol! (yech – I could be a TV ad-pitch-person)

During my annual physical exam/health check-up today I received good news. My cholesterol was down to 180 from 244 a year ago. My secret? Smaller, healthier meals spread throughout the day and attempting not to over eat.(not always succeeding though) … Continue reading

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