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So You Think It’s a New Year
Why do we wait until the new year to make resolutions and change our evil ways? What's so special about the new year? Why not change when it becomes apparent it's necessary? Why indeed.
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Will You Miss Your Life After You Die?
What goes on in our heads after we die? I assert "absolutely nothing", as there is no there there for anything to be going on. I hope that's clear. In this post I try to approach a subject I think...
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Out of the Mouths of Babes
Once again, my life is changing. Not necessarily profoundly, but in ways that make a difference. This is just a small reflection on what's happening. An opening shot, if you will.
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Out of The Final Closet?
An Arizona State Legislator gave a pre-session invocation that wasn't a prayer. In it he quoted Carl Sagan. He also expressed his hope that by doing what he did, non-believers would soon feel as...
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An Eerie Realization
There's a feeling you might get sometime, related to the interrelationships and interconnections of the lives of others, that can be profoundly puzzling. This is it.
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Jesus Laughed at Your Sins
Reading an article about how Jesus had been feminized and was more likely some muscle-bound, calloused dude, reminded me of this wonderful depiction from 44 years ago. Jesus as revolutionary.
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Living Out Loud
My initial foray into being a little more proactive about living out loud, at least inasmuch as it relates to my home and personal life in the way working out loud relates to one's professional life.
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The Vietnam Anti-War Movement: A Participant’s Perspective
I am on the verge of taking on what I believe to be an important project. I've been thinking about it for well over a year and I have discussed it with several old friends who were part of the...
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A Subtle Dig From Kurt Vonnegut
Serendipity is a wonderful thing. I post something regarding a letter Kurt Vonnegut sent to some elementary school kids who wrote to him, and I get sent to a short story with this quote.
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Finally! I Gave My Secular Invocation
Some thoughts about giving my first secular invocation at my Rotary Club breakfast meeting. It was easy, but leading up to it was a bit nerve wracking.
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Giving Thanks is a Year-Round Affair
The success of my Rotary Club's annual Thanksgiving Dinner at our local Senior Center gives me more to be thankful for than I need. Today's family dinner is but a wonderful lagniappe.
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Want Something to Worship? Try This
Just a minor contribution (from me) to the human experience from a major contributor (that would be Carl) to human understanding.
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Richard Ladd – Professional Eclectic, SMSD
It's only taken me over 67 years, but I think I've finally realized I will never be truly "organized". I'm just interested in too damn many things and too easily distracted. So what? It doesn't seem to...
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Santa Claus is Definitely No Republican
Upon hearing it averred that Santa is a Republican (because he wears red), I felt compelled to point out he is actually a socialist (as he gives gifts to all children).
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Some Thoughts From Our First Adoption
Finally sharing some of my thoughts regarding our two adoptions from the People's Republic of China.
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Another Letter Regarding Our China Adoption
Had I been paying closer attention, I likely would have realized I sent this email the day before I sent the one I posted yesterday. Nevertheless, they are closely related in both time and content, so...
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Consolidating This & My Previous Blog
I've decided to consolidate my first blog, which I no longer keep current, with this one. Earlier posts will be introduced and dated with their original published date.
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Why Am I Bothering To Learn Anything?
What happens after we die? How the hell do I know . . . and don't believe anyone who says they do.
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The Elements of Dialectical Materialism
A Summary of the Elements of Hegelian Dialectics promulgated by Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels.
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Closet Christians
An almost 11-year-old, non-anachronistic post, one of my first on Blogger, which reads to me like I could have written it today.
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