Not long ago I was on a long drive and as the miles passed, I began to ponder fear, our…
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Criticism:1. the act of passing judgment as to the merits of anything.2. the act of passing severe judgment; censure; faultfinding.3.…
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No, this article is not about National Guardsmen (or women). It’s not about any state or county run organization that…
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MAN: an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman. A male having qualities considered typical of men…
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I was involved recently in a conversation with a gentlemen who was trying to discover my motivations for being a…
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I was reading a book today about the symbols and meanings of them within Free Masonry and it occurred to…
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Just recently I found myself in the position of having been accused of being paid to say something nice about…
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As happens all too often in my household, my son asked me a question that forced me to carefully think…
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I remember, “back in the day,” hearing a fellow police officer make the observation that the things we see in…
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“God grant me the serenityto accept the things I cannot change;courage to change the things I can;and wisdom to know…
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“Every man is born as many men and dies as a single one.” – Martin Heidegger. When I saw this quote…
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When you’re a child, everything you have to remember is about how to get through the day. Parents get you…
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I just enjoyed spending a weekend at my in-laws with my wife this past weekend (as this is written). We…
Continue ReadingTaking It For Granted is Inevitable
Even having read just the title I suspect there are some people who disagree with the statement. “Taking ‘it’ for…
Continue ReadingIf I Made a Christmas Wish…
I’m sure I would be like everyone else and wish for world peace, right? But what if I was going…
Continue ReadingThe Worth of Your Values
Not long ago I was sitting in my favorite local cigar shop when (somehow) the conversation of prostitution came up.…
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A few days ago (as I type this) I attended a police expo and conference. There were a couple hundred…
Continue ReadingAn Angel with No Halo
As we approach the 20h Anniversary of the terrorist attacks on our country – those committed on September 11, 2001…
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For most people, if you say the words “home improvement,” their first thought is of improving where they live somehow.…
Continue ReadingLife vs. The Classroom
Let me start out by saying that I have the utmost respect for teachers. And then I’ll qualify that statement…
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