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Honor System

2009-09-16T16:56:37Z

After leaving church last Sunday, my wife and I passed my mom and step dad who had pulled off the road to check out some vegetables & meat a local farmer had for sale. Later on they told us that no one was manning the table. You simply looked a...

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Why I Will Shop More at Whole Foods

2009-08-22T06:06:32Z

Recently, John Mackey - CEO of Whole Foods - wrote an op-ed expressing opposition to the President and Congress's health care plan(s) and offering some alternatives instead (it's well worth the read - regardless of where you stand). Shortly there...

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Friendship and Other Mysteries - Pt. 2

2009-08-16T03:54:23Z

Identifying the Potential for Great Friendships After my first post, a friend commented to me: “I'd be very interested to hear your process of developing those friendships, from how you identify the potential for a great friendship to how you bui...

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Friendship and Other Mysteries

2009-08-07T03:15:15Z

What do you think are the ideal qualities in close friendships? I've been thinking about this a lot lately, and had a long and involved post all written in my mind, but forget all that. What do you think makes a friendship timeless? What makes i...

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Fishy

2009-08-06T17:55:38Z

In a recent White House blog, this was posted: "There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain...

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Auto-Tune Genius!

2009-07-27T01:29:23Z

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Transfixed

2009-07-08T02:28:24Z

My mom forwarded me this photo, and I have to say, it truly leaves you speechless. God bless you - men and women who've served our country. Words cannot carry the full weight of our thanks and our indebtedness to you. It is the honor of the age...

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So This is What We Are?

2009-07-07T18:41:09Z

Rant alert. I'm livid and not likely to be so kind. No offense to the supposed 'millions' of people devastated by Michael Jackson's death. Believe me, but I don't think anyone's death should be belittled. However, enough is enough. The world ...

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Perspective on Independence Day

2009-07-04T14:18:27Z

Pulled this from Beck's newsletter: Of the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence: Five were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes burned to the ground. Two lost sons serving in the...

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An Extraordinary Letter

2009-06-24T16:48:13Z

A 53-year-old woman by the name of Janet Contreras wrote this letter, and it's definitely worth a read. She sums up how so many are feeling so well: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AN OPEN LETT...

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