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When My Brother Came to Visit
Over the last weekend, my brother and sister-in-law came to visit. Dave and Amanda have not come down to see the house since we moved to Lexington. And that capped the whole family visiting us....
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My Country – Witchcraft and Neighbors
On September 22, 1692, the last persons were hanged in what became the United States for witchcraft. 19 people were hanged, 1 was pressed to death, 2 died in prison, and over 250 people were arrested....
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Book 11: To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
For as long as I can remember book recommendations, people have told me to read To The Lighthouse. And I have wanted to. I actually bought two different copies to prove how much I wanted to read the...
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End Fear. Stop Pointing Fingers. No More Excuses.
I mistakenly turned on the news this morning. Although I have done my best to avoid cable news, in light of the horrors of the last few weeks, I occasionally turn on MSNBC. For about ten minutes, I...
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My Country – Cases or Controversies
The Constitution gets a lot of attention. But most of that attention sticks with the Bill of Rights. Never do people talk about Article III. We all learn about the judicial branch. And the Supreme...
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Driving to a Wedding
Jumping into a car at 6:00 feels like summer. My family liked to leave early to head on vacations to beat traffic out of Chicago. However, I don’t have my Dad’s need to begin driving at 4:00. 6:00 is...
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You Need to Listen to The Daily
In 2017, I have tried to create routines to fill in the gaps of a crazy world. My morning routine includes taking Max out, meditating for at least 15 minutes, reading for about 30 minutes, and now...
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Joel Barlow, Feudalism, and The Hasty-Pudding
My Country – Joel Barlow Justice Douglas never had to see a conservative party act the way the Republican Party does today. He saw conservatives, many who he most definitely hated, as potential...
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I Don’t Care if You Like This Post – The Poison of Social Media
I have not been very quiet about my exit from Facebook. I do not and will not buy a home assistant. And next, I need to leave Twitter. I will also remove people I really don’t care about from...
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We Went to a Land Down Under – Day 1 in Melbourne
Everyone warned us that the flight to Melbourne was the hardest part of the journey. And I think that might have been true. But it felt okay as it happened. We got to the airport really early since we...
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Click to view slideshow. After a great day 1, we woke up at 6:00 and 8:00 respectively, which resembled our Eastern Standard Time day-starts. We wanted a bit of a relaxing morning and headed to...
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My Country: Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway
Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway, a Democrat from Arkansas, becomes the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate when she won the special election on January 12, 1932. Born near Bakerville, Tennessee,...
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J’Accuse and the Dreyfus Affair
“As they have dared, so shall I dare. Dare to tell the truth, as I have pledged to tell it, in full, since the normal channels of justice have failed to do so. My duty is to speak out; I do not wish to...
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Martin Luther King Day: We Need a Lot of Work
89 years ago, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King was born. Today, headlines across the country detail that the President of the United States does not consider himself a racist. And he is a racist. Injustice...
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My Country: The Crittenden Compromise Fails
Abraham Lincoln had been elected President in 1860 and many Southern Senators began leaving. Instead of attending Senate sessions, they went to secession committees. Sen. John Crittenden of Kentucky...
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In the past couple of weeks, I heard similar questions on podcasts I love. On Wait, What, a comic book podcast, Graeme McMillian asked and answered a question about why he reads comics. On The Gist,...
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Day 3: When You Leave Melbourne, You See Animals at Healesville Sanctuary
With a bus trip scheduled to head to Healesville Sanctuary, we planned on having breakfast at the Treasury on Collins with Fr. Larry. He recommended heading up to the animal sanctuary, so he had...
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No More
What a real President looks like after children are murdered I was in high school when Columbine happened. I was in law school when Virginia Tech happened. Then I lived in northern Illinois when NIU...
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Oscars 2018 – We Saw Them All
I gave Brian a bit of an ultimatum. I wanted something for Valentine’s Day, but I was not going to tell him what. He prefers when I tell him exactly what I like because he claims that I generally buy...
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Comic Book Newsletter
Because I like to give myself extra work, I have decided to try my hand at a daily comic book newsletter. If you’re interested in subscribing, click here and fill in the form.Check out the newsletter...
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