life
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1918 Spanish Flu and Today
I’m doing some reading on the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 in an effort to better understand our current situation. Some of the information I have found include: 1. The Spanish Flu did not originate in Spain. It was an H1N1 flu, likely originating in China. Today we call the H1N1 “swine flu” because it Continue reading
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Right, Left and the Middle
Something I wrote in 2004 while I was bored… You would think that buying a small spiral notebook would be a simple thing. As I entered the store, I has a mental picture of what I wanted—a basic spiral notebook with about one hundred six inch by nine inch pages. Simple. As I entered the Continue reading
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The Path
TODAY, I will walk in the path of heroes. EVERYDAY, I wake up to the same challenges and fears and promise that my ancestors faced…will I be able to keep a roof over our heads, food on the table, and clothes on our backs. Sure the individual circumstances may be different in each case, but Continue reading
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No Thank You.
Commercial DNA testing companies are busy marketing their services as a way to learn about your genetic background and the geographic history of your family tree. I have been researching my own family history, but I’m going to have to pass on their offer. The analysis of my DNA would be very interesting. The information Continue reading
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Ripples in time…
In 1976, I graduated from high school in Clinton, Iowa. I guess where is not really important to the issue, but thought I would mention it. Shortly after high school, I joined the Iowa Army National Guard–I was seventeen. The draft and the Vietnam War had both ended and America was a nation at peace. Continue reading
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The Wolves at the Door
During our Christmas vacation, my son-in-law and I were engaged in a conversation where I was analyzing a condition in his new neighborhood. His reply to me was, “You think too much”. I wonder, can a person “think too much”, or put another way, can a person try to understand too much? I remembered that Continue reading
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When it all begins
Almost six years ago, my daughter was pregnant with my first grandson. Notice she was not pregnant with her son…he is my grandson…when she writes the story she can write it the way she wants. I love you baby girl. Anyway…many people asked me if I was excited that I was going to be a Continue reading
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Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Today we are remembering the horrific events of 9/11/01. Four aircraft, three locations, and nearly three thousand innocent souls lost. It was one of those days in American history that those of us who were alive will never forget–and yet, somehow seventeen years later our collective social conscience has seemed to have forgotten. Not the Continue reading
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Tidbits…
Today, too many Christians believe their lives should define the meaning of God’s word, rather than God’s word defining their lives. While too many non-Christians are trying to find loopholes in God’s word to convince Christians to accept their sin. … There was a time when a man’s word was his bond and a handshake Continue reading
Tennessee Drifter 