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News Used and Abused

All of us are abused in one way or another. How would we classify it? There’s folks who don’t know they are being abused, but we can’t always pity them if they like it or just don’t care either way. … Continue reading

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Beside Himself

Until you know yourself, you can’t hope to step outside yourself. Is this madness? So very many claim to be objective, or claim to strive for objectivity. Is it even possible? I assert it is possible only in a limited … Continue reading

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Idle Wish

Someday before I die, I’d love to visit the Aegean Sea. I want to swim on some small island shore, maybe row a good bit. No, there is absolutely no justification, aside from perhaps just hoping to see some of … Continue reading

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People are the Mission

On the walls in various military facilities, I can recall seeing any number of posters and banners proclaiming: “Mission First. People Always.” The first part was accurate as far as it went, but the second part was pure horse manure. … Continue reading

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An Empty Space

The storage shed has a big empty space in it. It took several years for me to throw away the vast hoard of junk in my soul. That began two decades ago, and mostly was done a few years back. … Continue reading

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Organizational Life

Management Craft: It’s an abomination to God that corporations should have “personhood” status before the law, but that organizations have their own life is obvious to anyone. It seems almost a tautology that the best organizations die too young and … Continue reading

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People Are the Purpose

I’ve noted often as a former Army Military Policeman, I am anti-police. But I am not anti-policemen. Not only is there nothing to gain from hostility, it’s long past time for silly worrying about rights and so forth. I agree … Continue reading

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No Normal Person Is Ever Finished Moving

The worst is over, now. All the stuff we intended to keep is now in another place. Most of those places are fairly appropriate, for now. There are a few items still sitting in inconvenient places, but don’t expect to … Continue reading

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Great Aspirations

All my life, I’ve never been happier than digging ditches or stumps. Too bad I can’t get paid for it. I’m not competitive in the market right now. I’m too slow with the digging and nobody does trees by hand … Continue reading

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Picking a Church

My wife and believe we have found a place which can tolerate us. Every church is first and foremost a human political organization. Okay, that’s redundant, since all human organization is inherently political. Shorn of emotional imbuing, “politics” is the … Continue reading

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