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A Time to Weep and a Time to Laugh
The changing seasons are such a defining component to life. They take us back to our agrarian past. A time to plant…. They give a rhythm to our life and they frame our memories. Autumn in particular is a season filled with memories. The smell of a roaring fire, the changing colors, the chilly nights…
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Exiled in America
When the Founders created our Constitution they had no way of knowing just how the experiment was going to work. They had no blueprints and little history to guide them. They were concerned about many pitfalls the new republic would face including the risks associated with the development of political parties but there was only…
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RAIN
It’s raining here today. Rainy days out here are special because they happen pretty infrequently. Growing up on a farm in the midwest I developed an affinity for rain at an early age. My dad was usually in a good mood when it rained since it was good for the crops. During the summer the…
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Rocks
I have asked my grandson to solve a mystery for me. I would like him to figure out why rocks are so beautiful?. Now I live in Utah, the land of rocks so I may be a little biased , but seriously they are amazing. Crystals, geodes, Navajo sandstone, iron pyrite, magnetite, red rock mountains…
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Living The Dream
While Bucky and I may be lost in America, geographically we know exactly where we are. We live in a quaint little ski town nestled in the Rocky Mountains. Summers consist of long blue sky days with cool mountain nights. Spring is lush once the snow melts with the air filled with the fragrant pine…
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A Thousand Points of Light
When I was young I was often struck by the pessimism of many older people.It was apparent that one reason for their pessimism was over consumption of news. They would read the paper from cover to cover and they never missed the evening news. Their consumption and pessimism increased exponentially with the advent of cable…
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Ye-ikes
Ye-ikes. If one has any doubts that something is amiss in this country look no further than this person named Kanye West. Talk about lost in America. In the old days if you said something offensive or questionable the few people that heard it would maybe shake their head or role their eyes and that…
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Much Ado
When I picked the phrase Lost in America maybe I should have picked America is Lost. As I said in my Ye-ikes post I do not know what is wrong with this country. We are living in a golden age. Our prosperity is astounding. Our medical care is a veritable cornucopia of miracles that would…
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Living the Dream
While Bucky and I may be lost in America, geographically we know exactly where we are. We live in a quaint little ski town nestled in the Rocky Mountains. Summers consist of long blue sky days with cool mountain nights. Spring is lush once the snow melts with the air filled with the fragrant pine…
Bucky & Sam 