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Flowers of the Forest And other laments and poetry, to boot. In 1765 the wit and socialite Alison Cockburn published her lyrics to the Flo...

Propoganda today Here's a primer I use and believe in. What is it? In my KISS (keep it simple stupid) method, it is saying black is wh...

Up to the limit Most have heard versions of this following theme: "There is nothing we can do to America we can't walk back"....

The superficiality of it all No wonder so many are asking, is there another way? The idea of mission first comes to mind. Are we in the ne...

The basic functions of government This post is just a reminder to myself. If our governments can't afford it all through our local ta...

We have a crummy president There I said it. As one who treats psycho babble stuff as a waste of time, though it is a human trait most purs...

Is our culture approaching limits? By our culture, I mean our new world USA culture. That's a pretty good standard for our human future...

The end of the world as we know it Besides being an old time rock and roll song going back a couple of decades, it prompts some questions t...

The game of musical chairs Many people have played this game. For those that don't know about it, well, Google it, or something like th...

Waiting for it to warm up to 50F It's early May in 2011 on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee. And I have decided to try start the tra...

Hope for the new world USA Hope springs eternal is a phrase I like. But it is also human based, I also think. So no matter how much damag...

The three courses of actions method By my personality and professional training, I always offer alternatives to solving problems I present....

The meanderings of a lightweight Just assume our present federal President is a lightweight. By that I mean he has good intentions in his m...

Time for a change Sometimes our politicians change, but then sometimes we change, too. Last I heard was that the elected politicians were ...

The world wonders? This title applies today, though it was born in WWII, if you believe the history, which I do. Why does the world wonder...

The die has already been cast To me this expression means an irrevocable choice has been made. Some of us are planning ahead using this ide...

Why are we in Afghanistan, today? Like I think most Americans think, the USA had a good reason to go into Afghanistan, especially after the...

Let 'em suffer It's a selfish thought for three good reasons in the year 2011. First is that I can pontificate, and hope I die bef...

Hope for our American future First the bad news. The opportunity for our two pr...

Just another Cumberland Plateau set of postings He’s out of jail, again. I figure his drug use is a violation of his parole, so he’ll end u...