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Count your blessings

Last year my wife Shelley was diagnosed with a condition called sjogren’s syndrome. Sjogrens is a happy fun immune disorder similar to lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. You can read all about it here. But in typical Shelley fashion it has it’s own set of special qwirks. In her case it’s a sensitivity and/or allergy to [...]

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In college, the guy with the credit card…

…was always the life of the party. Obama’s approval rating high, but will it last? It will last as long as the government can borrow.

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So this guy walks into a Christian university

Interesting article about a guy who enrolled in Falwell’s university. Once ambivalent about faith, Roose now prays to God regularly — for his own well-being and on behalf of others. He said he owns several translations of the Bible and has recently been rereading meditations from the letters of John on using love and compassion [...]

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When will we stop using “Federal Debt as a Percentage of GDP”?

I actually like Robert Reich. His analysis is usually pretty good. But what’s more fascinating is his amazing ability to disconnect his rhetoric from his analysis. No matter what his analysis of the facts, he always finishes up with Democrat talking points. Even back in college when we were reading his material, we noticed this. [...]

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To all the cars we’ve loved before

Shelley and I recently came across a cool “5 cars I’ve owned before” thing on Facebook. Here is a more comprehensive list. Mike 1986 Pontiac Grand Prix, black (flipped it downtown in my madrigal outfit) 1987 Pontiac Fiero, gold (run off the road by drunk driver. Tim was with me.) 1988 Pontiac Fiero, black (one [...]

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Frosty the Awesome

I’m in lyric writing mode anyway, but one of my favorite things to do is make up little songs with my kids. My daughter and I have several standards that have evolved over the years, and my son is just now getting old enough to work on his own. Here’s what we came up with [...]

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