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Jack
How I Have Loved the Land
If I were told that I had but a month to remain here on Earth
Surely I would reflect on many things in my waning days
As I said my goodbyes to this place and its people.
When I Chance Upon a Good Idea
Many Will Find Fault
When I Thought I Was Clever
I Watched a Squirrel Eat a Baby Robin (Video)
I walk for exercise in a local cemetery and yesterday I was taking a nap in my car with the windows open. I was awakened by a ruckus in a tree not ten feet outside my window.
Continue reading I Watched a Squirrel Eat a Baby Robin (Video)He Ought Not Eat
13 Simple Steps to Culling the Gun Control Memes
ITEMS NEEDED: Large table, printer, paper, trash can.
Sorting through the multitude of gun control memes can be overwhelming. So I suggest culling out the ones that cheat, so that you can focus on the best ones. Here are 13 easy steps to clear the table of all but the best gun control ideas.
Continue reading 13 Simple Steps to Culling the Gun Control MemesNot Wanting to Disappoint Me
Not wanting to disappoint me,
He decides to stay away,
Disappointing me even further
And doubling down on the very thing
He tells himself he doesn’t want to do.
He commits himself to the quicksand
And will not be free, it seems
Unless someone else pulls him out.
And I think we are all like him
From time to time
In this doltish habit
Of avoiding the hard moments.