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Riding the Wave

Dear Obama Supporter, Do you base your expectations on feelings, or on reason, experience, or it just sounds good? I understand you are riding high on the eurphoric feelings of yesterday's events and...

2 comments    politics obama mesmerism
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In Memory of My Brother

The following account is true. It happened to my brother and me, and I'm sharing it because I want the world to know my story and understand why I have the view I do about our judicial and political system. ...

0 comments    family murder vicitms
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The Story of Luther Elkins

Foreword: It is my personal belief that our modern culture fosters an overall condition of laziness and dependency. Harsh and difficult conditions seem to be the common factor that motivate people to strive...

2 comments    family history oregon trail
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It Could Happen to Canada & the U. S.

Some who read this, but don't know me, will no doubt jump to the wrong conclusion that I'm a racist, or intollerant of others, a "bigot", or a "fascist". That's alright, though. It only reveals they're...

4 comments    politics religion culture
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My Critique of 10,000 B.C.

The newest release of 10,000 B.C. is a story line with a strong human interest based on plausible archealogical speculation, but it contains many subtle inconsistencies and technical problems which don't...

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The Myths of Modern American Culture

As a young man I used to wonder why most adults I engaged in discussion on topics of that day would usually tell me I didn't understand, but would see things differently when I was older. My attitude towards...

11 comments    politics society individualism
Bill, left, and Jondolar, right, are fresh and clean at the start of the trek.68

Crater Lake Backpack Trek

After meeting in Medford, Oregon, on July 24th, Bill and I drove both vehicles to our finishing trailhead parking lot. We left one vehicle there to use for getting back to the other we would leave at the...

4 comments    recreation outdoors backpacking
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Global Warming Vs. Global Cooling

If the scientific community is in disagreement - some say the planet is warming up and could mess up our weather and others are saying the planet is cooling and could go into another mini-ice age - while yet a...

9 comments    technology politics science
Start of trip - day one at the trailhead of White Pass.67

97 Mile Pacific Crest Trail Trek of 02

July 30, 2002 This year Bill and Jondolar had decided and agreed to knock off a 97 mile chunck of the Pacific Crest Trail, from White Pass north to Snoqualmie Pass, in Washington state. As you will see by the...

2 comments    recreation outdoors hiking
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Critical Thinking and Diversity Under Siege

Foreword Over the past several decades colleges and universities in the United States have become modern day bastions of intolerance toward freedom of thought and ideas expressed by those who differ in their...

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