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“Suspected tornadoes ripped through North Texas on Wednesday night, killing at least six people and injuring more than 100 others.” This is the beginning of a CNN news story. Obviously I am not a meteorologist because I am puzzled by the word “suspected.” Is there...
Posted at 14:45h
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There is a song in the musical Camelot entitled “I Wonder What the King is Doing Tonight.” After watching a 60 Minutes feature on Bill Gates, whose net worth is over 67 billion dollars, I find myself wondering what he is thinking tonight. Perhaps tonight...
Posted at 15:35h
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The expression “You get what you pay for” very much applies to wild bird seed. If you buy the cheap (cheep - cheep) seed you will attract just a few species. If you spring for the good seed you get a much larger array of...
Posted at 15:50h
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This afternoon one of my sister’s neighbors was walking his dog past her home when he noticed a dangerous electric line connection to her home. He works for the electric company and made arrangements for an immediate repair. We are our neighbor’s keeper. And who...
Posted at 15:02h
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We all know the expression “Let sleeping dogs lie.” This evening it took on added meaning for me in a literal sense. Our dog was (I thought) sound asleep when I said to my wife, “At 8 let’s go for a walk.” An electric prod...
Posted at 14:14h
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In I Corinthians 2:8 Paul calls Jesus the Lord of Glory. The dictionary defines the word “glory” as awesome splendor and astounding beauty. When something is glorious it is supreme. The physical glory of the North American continent has to be Yosemite Valley. The glory...
Posted at 13:54h
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If one is open for a good dose of humility watching the Scripps National Spelling Bee on ESPN is the perfect cure. “Minauderies” is so obscure my spellchecker flagged it, yet an eleven-year-old correctly spelled it with the ease that we spell our names. Nothing...
Posted at 21:51h
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Yesterday afternoon my son had a successful skin graft on his right hand. But, let me back up to explain why. Three weeks ago he was driving in a 1200 mile race down the Baja in Mexico when suddenly a fuel line burst, filled the...
Posted at 00:59h
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There are some days when the needles don’t hurt. Today wasn’t one of them. Today my blood-taker literally pinpointed a nerve. It also happened to my dog today. I discovered an attached tick on her side. Usually she is very patient and stoic when I...
Posted at 13:21h
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While dedandelioning my yard I was smitten with how beautiful they are. Not only do they have that lovely yellow blossom, the white orb of seeds is great fun to blow into the wind. If it were not for those not so beautiful leaves and...