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Hopey, Changey People
In the 2008 election one candidate seemed to come out of nowhere. A little-known senator from Illinois. And within months after he announced his candidacy for the presidency, he had assembled an entire army of enthusiastic volunteers. A most formidable…
Read MorePlenitude
There are just some folks you can count on. Their word is as good as gold. And others? In the building business we have a saying: “Money talks and cow manure (or something like that) walks. Some subcontractors will be…
Read MoreHigher Ground
As we pass another landmark milestone for this republic, many are sincerely wondering, where are we heading? What is left of worth? What is our duty as citizens in the present moment? No, the Forneys are not going to Canada,…
Read MoreWe Must Cry Out
As our 250th birthday approaches we are seduced into an orgy of nostalgia and kitsch. The banality of the recent cage fight on the White House lawn being the least of what’s to come. In preparation for the events around…
Read MorePower from On High and Deep Within
This past week Jai and I celebrated our 60th wedding anniversary. I racked my brain for an appropriate gift to celebrate this auspicious occasion. Finally, in a flash of inspiration I thought of helping her celebrate our Dear Leader’s birthday…
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