Category: Creative non-fiction
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Communism is Capitalism
To err is human, to forgive divine. All people commit sins and make mistakes. God forgives them, and people are acting in a godlike (divine) way when they forgive. This saying is from “An Essay on Criticism,” by Alexander Pope. I am human and I make mistakes. I do my best at accepting them once…
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Young Guns 2020: The Trump Boy vs The Regulators
Dear Maga and GOP, We need your help today and if you understand the lesson, you will see why. Please read on. Yes, Bernie Sanders is a Socialist Democrat. I will give you that. So is France and I like France a lot in fact. Their food, their culture, their people’s willingness and ability to…
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Dear Attorney General
Dear Attorney General, You are the highest police officer in the land. I would like to report a crime. A man is threatening my family, my future, my well-being, my livelihood and my mother. There is irrefutable proof of these threats. Can you please take action before his actions go any further and he becomes…
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A Dog in the Fog
Perspective is an interesting thing. I recently got a new tattoo. I wanted something unique and a tribute to my pops. I went with one of his paintings titled From the Horizon. The tattoo artist was super excited to do it because the original was actually art.Now, I do not think I know it all…
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Mar a Lago Nights: The Ballad of Bernie Sanders
I like to make connections. I find it easy and fun, and sometimes I am on the money and sometimes I am not. Usually, even though my ideas can be out in left field, some truth can be found in them. Unlike most liberals and Democrats in 2016, I was not surprised that Trump won. …
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The Chained Cycle Period
In Science class when I was younger, I was taught about the food chain and pyramid. A chain is a rope of sorts. It has a beginning and an end. A pyramid is a triangle with a clear top. This is a fact. It is not arguable. However, whoever coined the idea that this is…
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Tab Cola and a Magician's Politics
Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Wait, nope, that’s not correct. Those who learn history choose to repeat it because it keeps those in the know in the status quo which equates to having more power and wealth. It’s a simple magic trick really. One hand distracts while the other…
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A Lobster's Death
How does a lobster die? If it is put into water that it is too warm, it will thrash around violently to struggle for its survival. However, if the same lobster is put into tepid water and the water is slowly brought to a boil, it accepts its fate without care. I imagine…
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A Lobster’s Death
How does a lobster die? If it is put into water that it is too warm, it will thrash around violently to struggle for its survival. However, if the same lobster is put into tepid water and the water is slowly brought to a boil, it accepts its fate without care. I imagine…
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A Math's Book Cover
I have a limited understanding of math. Past algebra and pre-calculus it gets very fuzzy, but up until that level, I have it down pat pretty much with the exception of buying things I want and how many cups of coffee I should drink daily. That being said I am always a bit confused by…
Observations From the Spectrum 