Marching the Way Victorious
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An American Nightmare
I had done three things you should not do within three hours of going to bed: eat a heavy meal; drink alcohol and discuss politics. Those were contributing factors to a quality nightmare featuring three anxiety scenarios... -
Coloring in the Lines
Clearly, there are those who did not do well in kindergarten because they can’t seem to respect lines enough to not scribble all over them. Some important lines to recognize in life are the lines that separated confession and bragging and the line between taking responsibility and taking credit. -
An American Struggle
This is an American struggle not just a black struggle “for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence [in the lines of protest], have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny.” -
What it Really Means
Inigo Montoya admonishes, “You keep using that word: I don’t think it means what you think it means”. -
Chew on This.
You just want to take a moment and savor certain things. My woman made me a wonderful dinner the Saturday night before Easter Sunday consisting o... -
It is Still Gift Giving Season!
I can blame my friend and fellow American High School alum Tim Marymee for exposing me to Jimmy Buffet during our trips to Skip’s Cabin at the end of the summers during our junior and senior years of high school, but I cannot hold him at fault for this repeated nightmare...
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Make memes not war!
Practicing this concept in a relationship and seeing someone’s heart transformed is a beautiful experience. -
The Inkeeper
We desperately need a place to stay for the night but we don’t have much money. We were not planning to stop here but our car broke down as we were driving to the next state over to visit our sick aunt. -
The Stalker
Sometimes I just wake up in the morning and there it is invading my thoughts, screwing with my self-concept, smashing my ambition. I turn to ask, “HEY –WHO LET YOU IN HERE?” -
Hide the Knives!
He was on the edge of screaming histrionically exclaiming, “DEREK YOU’RE CHOKING HIM! HE’S GOING TO DIE!” Without relinquishing the quality torque I had on his neck I paused just long enough to look up at TTT and reassure him, “Don’t worry [TTT] they pass out before they die!" -
I just can't!
I realized it was useless to tell her she could. She was dealing with the one discouragement that could not be simply overcome by an encouraging word or by just trying harder, the loss of a child.
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Skin is Deep!
Just as when I commented on Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and the State Attorney General Mark Herring’s use of black face, I must preference my remarks by first confessing that I appeared in blackface in my high school yearbook.
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