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Warning: The following in political in nature and should not be read by anyone. We have all heard people whine – literally whine – about the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare): from politicians to “fake news” media sites to those on social media. I am not going to get into the reasons why here (although…
Warning: The following in religious in nature and since it’s written by me, should not be taken seriously. I recently listened to a “Art of Manliness” podcast titled Why Men Hate Going to Church. The interview and topic was centered around the book with the same title and the author David Murrow. As someone who…
To be honest, I’m not sure if the following story is humorous, stressful, worrisome or ultimately trivial in nature. The reality is that it’s probably a combination of all four. However, it is one that should be told; if nothing else to convey what it’s like raising a child with autism or perhaps provide a…
Have you ever had a an extremely long, completely made-up, primarily one-sided conversation with someone you’ve never met with the entire discussion itself taking place exclusively inside your head? Of course you have. I damn well better not be the only one. In the past I’ve had emotional heart-to-hearts with a mother I never knew.…
“You’ll have to excuse my friend. He’s a little slow…” – Lloyd Christmas from the movie “Dumb and Dumber” Sometimes it takes 25 years to learn something that should have been obvious from the proverbial git-go. Maybe there’s a cumulative effect of listening and watching others; maybe it’s out of necessity. Or perhaps it was…
In the last few years, there has been an enormous amount of attention put on bullying. Growing up, I remember it (bullying) being mostly physical and threatening: a bigger kid pushing you in the lockers, someone stealing your lunch money, having books tossed out of your hands or some sort of other public humiliation. Back…
Just look at that face. What a cutie! I mean, how can anyone not love a puppy? This little guy is a six-week old black lab and the newest member of our family. In addition to being a typical family dog, the longer term of goal of this puppy is to eventually be trained as…