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Posted by on Apr 10, 2015 in Blog, Personal, Rants and Raves, Travel | 1 comment

Ireland: A Visit to Altamont Gardens

 

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Nothing tops nature.  Not the Las Vegas Strip.  Not the Manhattan skyline.  No man-made object can possibly surpass the splendor of nature’s abundant power and beauty.  Borrowing a famous line I once heard somewhere — You think a tall building is impressive?  Try making a butterfly from scratch.  You can’t.

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Posted by on Feb 6, 2015 in Blog, Politics | 4 comments

What If We Had Listened to Republicans During the Ebola Scare?

 

Ebola

 

How foretelling this article turned out to be.

Republicans would eventually manage another virus, and the results would be catastrophic.  But this was back before anyone had ever heard of “President Trump.”

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Posted by on Dec 28, 2014 in Blog, Politics | 1 comment

Could the North Korean Cyber Attack Be a Hoax?

 

Kim Jong Un

 

Even if the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea did orchestrate the attacks, the American intelligence community and defense contractors will most certainly exaggerate the dangers, which have already happened since the mushrooming of the bloated military-industrial complex since 9/11, authorized by the Patriot Act.

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Posted by on Dec 15, 2014 in Blog, Personal | 1 comment

Could You Last a Week Without a Smartphone?

 

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Last week, I called a “time out.”  Fed up with a growing dependency on communication devices — and shackled pretty much to iEverything (which means my iPhone, iPad, iPod, and the Internet) — I finally said, “enough!”  I surrendered my smartphone.

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