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2009 - The Right Place - The Right Time Predicting the future has actually gotten a lot easier than it used to be, for the bulk of the coming new year we can tell what will most likely happen by looking at social habits. By the way, these are usually the "bad" things that happen, like... ( added 315 days 15 hours ago.)

McCain, Obama and Taxes As the Presidential Election draws closer America has become more divided than ever, primarily over ridiculous issues such as age, race, gender, and popularity. One serious area of concern for the American voter is taxes. The general view sweeping... ( added 1 year 72 days ago.)

Locally Owned & Operated What does it mean when a company uses "Locally Owned and Operated" in their advertising ? You see it used in every form of advertising from your local newspaper, the yellow pages, direct mailings, to local radio and television spots covering... ( added 1 year 75 days ago.)

The Democratic Ultimate Fighting Challenge With the Presidential election still along ways off, the Democratic party is starting to get seriously bogged down now that both candidates are being forced to actually speak to the public using more than just their basic campaign slogans. Both... ( added 1 year 207 days ago.)

The Greatest Prayer Of All Since the dawn of mankind people have prayed to one thing or another, whether it was the sun, the moon, lightening, a volcano, or a big fat frog that showed up every time the weather got nice. Perhaps The Creator of all things instilled this basic... ( added 1 year 220 days ago.)

America: Are We Headed For A Politically Correct Race War This coming election however it may turn out has finally brought the issue of race to the forefront of discussion. We have a candidate that is seemingly posed to win the Democratic nomination and there is no getting around the fact that people of... ( added 1 year 225 days ago.)

Could This Be Bye-Bye Obama In what is shaping up to be one of the craziest elections of all times, I know some have called it a historic election, some refer to it as the most important election of all time, I'm going with crazy. We've seen a lot of twists and turns with... ( added 1 year 237 days ago.)

The First Easter Many things have been written about Easter, from how the Easter bunny came to be to why we decorate chicken eggs, all the way up to the original meaning of this day, Jesus rising from the dead. Now, I'm not going to put down any of these customs... ( added 1 year 240 days ago.)

An Interesting Fact About Doctors I remember when doctors were held in high esteem, when you would think of a doctor as someone smart, rich, and having a very prestigious position in any community. Think about it, it's easy to picture some ritzy-titzy woman at a cocktail party... ( added 1 year 241 days ago.)

Helen Keller And Little Annie Over the past week I've had the uncomfortable pleasure of hearing three separate women bitch, moan, and complain about how their lives weren't going the way they should. Money problems, men problems, work problems, and self-induced problems. In... ( added 1 year 245 days ago.)

Who Stole Your Dream Ever ask a small child what they want to be when they grow up ? You'll hear some mighty high aspirations. Depending on the the situation when you ask, you could get a variety of answers from super hero, cop, fireman, to some type of athlete... ( added 1 year 248 days ago.)

Teenage Drinking, Society, And You One of the toughest hurdles facing many teens is the subject of alcohol, I'm not sure if more kids are drinking now than in previous generations, or if they are starting at a younger age ? I'm sure there are statistics on this somewhere that may... ( added 1 year 249 days ago.)

War Is Natural - Peace Is An Accident I can smell the disdain for that title already, it doesn't take much to hear the chants of peace and love coming from the passive group that think, no make that believe, that mankind does have the ability to live together in harmony. Perhaps there... ( added 1 year 251 days ago.)

Are We Witness To The End Perhaps first I should clarify that I believe in Jesus, I believe He is the Son of God. I should also add that I've never fully read the Bible, because my view is that, man has altered its words throughout history. I do think the truth is buried... ( added 1 year 252 days ago.)

Lord Give Me A Sign As a fledgling guitar player growing up in the "sex, drugs, and rock & roll" era of the 60's and 70's, music was everything to me. Like every generation, I thought ours was the best, that's just human nature. I formed the opinion many years ago... ( added 1 year 257 days ago.)

Why We Love Conspiracy Theories Once again today, I mistakenly read an article about how 9/11 was an inside job. How the "evil" President Bush knew all about it and let it happen to serve his purpose. Remember the last great conspiracy theory ? Who "really" shot JFK ? It's... ( added 1 year 258 days ago.)

Why Aliens Won't Land First , understand I'm not saying I believe in spaceships or aliens from another planet, but I am smart enough to say, " I don't know." But if there is, why won't they just land already and do a meet and greet with us ? If they're so interested in... ( added 1 year 268 days ago.)

The Lords Name In Vain I believe something may have been revealed to me over this past year, not something really troubling, but a fact I've wondered about through the years. The idea of " Do not take the Lords name in vain." What does that really mean ? Now... ( added 1 year 269 days ago.)

How Do You Catch Wild Pigs I live in a medium size town in Northern Arizona and along with the typical deer, raccoon, skunk, chipmunk, squirrel, and coyote we have these wild pigs called javelina. They are the freakiest looking things, like giant prehistoric rats. They roam... ( added 1 year 274 days ago.)

An Old, Old Man Once Told Me It is said that with age comes wisdom, that statement is not always true though. I've met a lot of elderly folks that , for whatever reason , decided to not show the wisdom of their years. Matter of fact some kept it so well hidden you couldn't... ( added 1 year 274 days ago.)

Valentine's Day Let's look at the origins of Valentine's Day, once upon a time, long ago and far away a Saint named Valentine did something ..blah, blah, blah....an enchanting, yet meaningless story that has probably been altered through the ages so that no one... ( added 1 year 281 days ago.)

Giant Meteor to Hit Earth It was reported today that a giant meteor the size of Texas is on a collision course with the earth. It is estimated that impact will be in exactly four months. Imagine, if you will, that that is tonight's news broadcast. It's on every channel... ( added 1 year 282 days ago.)

How to Get Rid of Ants Safely Well, I made the most amazing discovery today and it was quite by accident really. My wife noticed a stream of ants coming from downstairs up and into the shower area. We're not that fond of chemical sprays especially in the house so I thought I'd... ( added 1 year 284 days ago.)

The Art of Listening I remember reading somewhere " God gave you two ears and one mouth, so you should listen twice as much as you speak." O.K. another one of those cute little diddies that roll off the brain faster than a fresh rain on a waxed frog. Now, though it... ( added 1 year 288 days ago.)

Why You Should Be Like a Bumble Bee Over the past 20 years I've spent a great deal of time exploring the "Art of Human Potential" or the lack there of. You know the simple question of why some people succeed in life while others fail...miserably. One interesting idea I came across... ( added 1 year 292 days ago.)