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FATHER FLAG ON MEMORIAL DAY

May 31, 2022 by

My father flag is different than the flag shown at public gatherings. His flag was a country boy’s flag, an athlete’s flag, a Silver Star Marine’s flag. This Memorial Day I thought of him while I raised the flag. For me he is the reason for Memorial Day.

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FATHER FIGURE OF THE FUTURE: VOTE BIDEN

November 2, 2020 by

The last time I talked to my step-dad, he was a father figure. He said he didn’t ask us boys to call him Dad. I called him Dad then. He was in an acute recovery facility after surgery during covid and smoke, I was outside his window talking through a screen. “You were a good […]

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How Teamwork Is Supposed To Work In Real Life

June 5, 2018 by

    A team is a temporary group with the same goals. Whether it’s sports, school, work, or family, it’s important to know how teamwork is supposed to work.   The biggest element of teamwork is cooperation, which is in shorter supply than most expect.   For example, in the armed forces all entities compete […]

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LIFE QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY FLATTENED CHICKEN

May 8, 2018 by

    To flatten a chicken use a pair of meat scissors and cut along one side of the backbone from the neck to the parson’s nose. Open up the bloody carcass and do the same on the other side.   Use scissors instead of a knife to avoid the ‘blade slipped on a rib […]

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