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Observations From a Bored Housewife

Though not a bored housewife myself, I am an ex-husband who is knowledgeable about observations from a bored housewife. Here are the three most common observations (in order of typical decibel level):...

0 comments    family money humor
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Debating an Atheist About Disproving God

In an article I wrote titled "Questioning whether the concept of God can be disproved," I called Atheism a religion, and challenged any atheist to debate the topic based on scientific and mathematical...

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Steve Earle's Songs of Social Conscience

I certainly liked Steve Earle's music when my friend Jim first had me listen to him, but it was his cover of the Rolling Stones' song Dead Flowers that I liked best. It is a live version that begins with some...

2 comments    entertainment politics music
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The Value of People's Opinions

It is my opinion that many people connote 'value' to mean 'worth.' You may take that for what it is 'worth.' It may have some 'value' to you. The value of people's opinions work with physical laws, as does...

13 comments    education communication society
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What is the Difference Between Your Spirit and Your Soul?

This question begs an answer that is largely one of faith. I believe it virtually impossible for one person to show another person proof of a definitive truth. As such, I offer this only as my opinion. The...

8 comments    weight heart philosophy
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Struck From the Jury

I had always felt a bit cheated. Everyone in my family except me had been called on for jury duty at one time or another, and some had been called on several times. They would complain about the call to duty,...

12 comments    politics rights justice
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The 2008 Election in Black and White

When Dr. King bellowed his dream from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial forty-five years ago, he talked of black and white children holding hands in a land in which people would be judged on character and not...

3 comments    politics obama president
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Envisioning Infinity

"This is some kind of joke," I thought to myself as I approached the check-in counter at the Infinity Hotel because it seemed that was the only part of it that existed. If it weren’t real, though, surely...

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Resolution Through Self Reflection

For many, many years, I lived with the belief that if everybody else in the world would conform only to my standards, then that elusive peace and happiness I sought would come to fruition. My unresolved...

4 comments    love advice relationships
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Racism

Shecky Green was talking about how, as a child, he and his friends did not notice their races. They did not care that he was Jewish, and he did not care that one was Italian, another was Irish, and a third was...

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