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Summer Begins (MM #1895)

It’s Memorial Day, and for many people that means summer begins today. And while I understand why people want to focus on summer fun, I wish they’d think more about what today really means. As I’ve gotten older I’ve truly come to appreciate the importance of what today means…

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Working Less Or Working More (MM #1811)

Should we be working less or working more? Everything I read says that Americans work too much. I can definitely tell that people feel guilty when they don’t work enough. I see that every Monday…

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Accepting Refugees (MM #1702)

So much is going on around the world. Of course everyone’s talking about the massacre in Paris. But in addition to that everyone (and I do mean everyone) seems to have an opinion on the US accepting refugees from Syria. It’s an amazingly complex issue with more questions than answers…

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On A Mission (MM #1276)

I haven’t gotten down off my soapbox yet. There’s something else that’s been in the news lately that has me wondering about the world we live in…

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‘Murica (MM #1199)

For many people Independence Day is simply a day off from work or a cookout with friends and family. Sadly that’s not the worst thing we have to deal with these days…

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It’s A Crime (MM #883)

I don’t know if you’ve been noticing what I have been lately, but it seems that things are getting worse…

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Poor Ole Chris (MM #201)

Do you know what today is?  Back in the day, today was actually a holiday.  But that was a long time ago…

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