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Entries from September 30th, 2006

My Rocky Mountain High Dream Vacation: Or, Life as a Near-Death Experience

September 30th, 2006 · 13 Comments · Philosophical, Reflections, Tom & Me, Uncategorized

[Note:  Every word I write herein is true, so help me God - to Whom I've uttered many "help me God" prayers the past 8 days believe me.  The story is much too long to tell in one post as I write on Tom's laptop Saturday morning Sept. 30. 2006 in a fine hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but I [...]

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Parting Question – What Do Y’all Think About . . .

September 22nd, 2006 · 7 Comments · Uncategorized

Here’s a question for y’all to ponder till I’m next able to post from the Land of Enchantment. Two questions, actually. (1) How do you all spell "y’all"?   (2) And is "ya’ll" the singular and "y’all" the plural?  It seems that way to me when I’m using it. What do y’all (ya’ll just sounds [...]

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There’s Something About A Name

September 21st, 2006 · 6 Comments · Blogging, Humor, Uncategorized

I finally put a new Profile together (click on the Profile Tab above the picture on the left there – ever see that before? – and read it).  Well, the profile is the same, picture-wise, but I finally wrote a bit about myself on my "official" Profile Page I couldn’t think of anything to write [...]

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Here’s Your Chance!

September 19th, 2006 · 6 Comments · Blogging, Uncategorized

Morning, friends – Here’s your chance to speak up and speak out about blogging and ministry.  One of the two terrific THEO-bloggers who’ve hepled me so much with the new, improved Finding Direction, Brad Palmore, is soliciting input from us all about our experiences with the benefits and/or disadvantages of blogging, specifically in our Christian [...]

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Journey to the Far Shore

September 17th, 2006 · 9 Comments · Dee's Family, Families, Philosophical, Poetry, Reflections, Spirituality, Tom & Me, Tom's Family, Wind Vane Stories

Not to be morbid here in any way, but if any of you are still around when this shell of a physical body I live in goes back to the earth from whence it came – dust to dust, ashes to ashes – and my soul takes flight, remember these words of mine today.  I [...]

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It Depends

September 14th, 2006 · 3 Comments · Humor, Inspirational, Philosophical, Reflections

My mindset and personality, if not my inability to be "mean," are perfectly suited for being an attorney.  I have the well honed instincts needed to see all sides of legal issues. In other words – I’m wishy, washy.  But I do not look upon that feature in myself as necessarily being a detrimental one.  [...]

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More Fun Stuff – Stephen Wright

September 12th, 2006 · 6 Comments · Uncategorized

[Note:  Things are going well this morning.  My mind has eased and my plan of action vis a vis last evening's comment is underway.] Meanwhile, Greg left a Stephen Wright comment this morning under Saturday’s "Fun Stuff" post below (One of my favorite "Wright-isms," Greg says, is: If you melt dry ice and go swimming [...]

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