Category Archives: Only the Short

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Questions… Taking Sides and Losing Unity

Is there a danger in supporting YOUR TEAM rather than supporting OUR Team? Have we lost the OUR NATION and become irrevocably divided in a contest of finding fault? Has history become only the Myths and Legends with which we batter and attack the opponent? Or can history still teach us something about the reality of human fallibility and the imperfect nature of trying to do our best and falling short of expectations? Can truth ever be found if we only see what we want to see, only hear what we want to hear, and only perceive what we already perceive?

Are we still trying to learn, grow, evaluate, and improve – or are we simply taking sides?

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“Note to Democrats and Republicans: This Is Not a Game” by Mathew Dowd

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The Joy of Writing Battles with the Need for Sleep

There is something quite nice about writing late at night when the house is quiet. There is such a temptation to write until dawn.

But while the family would understand my crazy desire, it is probably not prudent to risk altering my sleep schedule.

Since I have reached the halfway mark and am at a good transition point, I will be prudent and go to bed.

Oh, but how I miss the days when a few hours sleep would offset an all-nighter at the computer.