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The Sermon on the Mount is an amazing revolutionary manifesto. In Matthew 5 Jesus said: You have heard that one should not murder. Then He said BUT I say even being angry makes one guilty. He said: You have heard that one must not commit adultery. Then He said:...
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The Exchange Club, a community service organization, very early in the twentieth century decided to make aviation safety a focus of their purpose. Pilots did not yet have radio contact with controllers and getting lost was a fairly common occurrence. From coast to coast Exchange...
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I spotted a watch for sale on Amazon.com. I didn’t need a watch but this one was really elegant and only cost $8.99 with free shipping. So in a moment of weakness I thought, “Hey, I can always give it to someone.” It arrived in...
Posted at 22:11h
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The mailman just brought me an offer from a large bank offering a great (according to them) deal. They will pay me 0.90% if I open a money market account. Humm. Now let me check that out. That means if I invest a hundred dollars...
Posted at 22:16h
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“Well blow me down.” Popeye did not say, “I is what I is.” He said, “I yam what I yam.” My thanks to the many aficionados of classical literature that pointed out my misquoting the world’s most famous sailorman. Since we are thinking of Popeye,...
Posted at 20:09h
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We have all heard the expression that a picture is worth a thousand words. It is also true that a word is worth a thousand pictures. Think the word flower and our brains can produce pictures of roses, glads, mums, daisies or whatever is our...
Posted at 21:18h
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I awoke this morning and moved to a rocking chair on a cabin porch in western Maine. The rising sun must have been having a difficult time rousing because it was still wearing a blanket of mist rising off one of the world’s most beautiful...
Posted at 22:29h
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This evening my wife and I were the only customers in a small sandwich shop when a mom, a little girl and her little brother came in to pick up a pizza. The little guy said to his sister, “Let’s look for money.” They began...
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Yesterday afternoon I was sitting by myself in a McDonald’s in Times Square, New York City when I was approached by a man in a NYC fireman’s uniform. He said, “Will you watch my bag for me while I get my food. It’s heavy.” Fire...
Posted at 22:21h
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On my way home from class this evening I saw an amazing sight. It was a full drama that happened in an instant. Just before a moth smashed into my windshield, a bat, like lightning, shot straight at me, snagged the moth and swooped up...