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When we elect someone to represents us,  that person elected should have the character of the very best person in the group he or she is representing, defending or negotiating for.  If not, then what right do they have to speak for anyone in that group who's character is better? They don't and they can't and they shouldn't.  It seems to be common sense that if a negotiator has less in the way of

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North Texas has some of the most extreme weather on the planet. Texas reports the hottest droughts and the worst freezing rain and ice storms one can imagine. In a large part this is what gives Texans some of their grit. The most surprising part of all is just how quick these meteorological conditions can occur, and just as quickly dissipate.*News Years Eve - late 70’s. * I have been called out

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This particular tower is over 700 feet tall. One of the tallest in north Texas. Usually when a person climbs a tower this tall, it is best done on a calm morning just before sun-up. Before the breeze starts that is created by the cool night air meeting the sun warmed air of the morning. The swaying if the tower can be a little scary for most people. Usually I am not bothered by heights. But then

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My mother was taking me from a hospital in north Texas to a hospital in Dallas to see a my neurologist. We stopped at a Jack In The Box, and my deaf elderly mother, was leading me by my hand. Her grip on my hand was firm as she led me into the restaurant from the parking lot. Since she was not able to hear herself she was more than adequately loud to warn me of the curbs and obstacles in our path

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Mother was nervous, but not near as much as she normally would have been after these kinds of things. By that I mean she didn’t trust strangers. Being handicapped makes one easy targets. And I guess the one thing that was predominate in my childhood was the fact that I always felt the need to look out after my mother. People always laughed at her and made fun of her behind her back. There was

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“Teaching Through Illustration.” That’s what the man said. He said I would be teaching the virtues of Jesus Christ through illustration. I’m thinking “How boring is this going to be?” doing book illustrations, maybe bible stories for children. Something akin to torture. I strongly doubted I was going to let that happen. I was determined it wouldn’t. I ran hard from this calling. Every time I

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I had slept late into the afternoon, and awoke feeling mellow and rested. There was no reason to go anywhere for there was a big lightning storm headed our way. Like many people I love to watch the light show that storms bring. So I grabbed a bite to eat, put on some soft blues, turned out the lights, and perched myself on the big yellow dental chair located in my workstation. The “Banana” chair

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Autumn is very pretty and colorful. Autumn can be sharp and crisp. Autumn reminds me of beautiful pasts. Autumn inspires one to gaze forward in hopes of things to come. I am thankful for the fruits that Autumn has brought into this world by way of her children. Autumn, by the way is my favorite niece. Isn’t it strange how names fit some people? Autumn’s precious daddy passed away when Autumn was

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Class, elegance in dress or behavior. Style, distinct and consistent characteristic.As I ramble through life and come across people, places and things, I find those that have class and those that have style. And yes I do see a distinct difference in the two. The ones with class are bland and unexciting as a rule. Boring in a word. However those with style are usually anything but boring. As a

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As usual it was out of the blue that "things" started to add up. Again, I had decided that I was going to try and live my life for Jesus Christ and this time I decided that I wasn't going to be so easy to allow myself to be sidetracked. In the past there was always some temptation that has beat me out of my convictions. I was beginning to have little to no confidence in my own character. The

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Is to be the kind of person where the feelings of being "free in love" come to reality. To possess the idea that nothing of true value in this world is out of reach. To have the optimism, faith and confidence that inherently accompanies the beginning of a creative binge. To be passionate about the universe as I perceive it. To never take anything for granted. Anticipating the sensitivity of

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The Eagle Way In the high desert, on a cold night tons of stars poke holes the dark purple and cobalt blue sky, and the moon reflecting off the snow and lighting up the whole damn valley. My camp fire is in a hole in the rock. The warm orange glow of the flames dance quickly to avoid being stepped on by the winds that are howling hard and racing around the mesas that rise out of the

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Why am I here in Louisiana you ask? Well I am sure I am captive here as payment........ for my wages and sins. But....there are some great things about Louisiana. For example...... every so often there is a woodpecker that knocks at my window in the early morning. Not just any old woodpecker...... but an ivory-billed woodpecker...Campephilus principalis.. It is the most rare bird in the world and

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First make sure your canvas is ready and prepared to receive the brush. Depending on what medium you plan to create with, this preparation may take more time on some surfaces than others. We need a composition, and that composition must have rhythm, harmony and balance. Also we will decide the mood of this composition. Will it be cold and harsh, or hot and temperate, maybe even clammy? Or will

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Some Thoughts About It. It is my strong personal belief that the lives we have been given are extremely rare and precious. The odds against life in this universe, taking all the things that science knows into consideration are overwhelmingly high. It is much nearer to impossible than possible for life to exist in this universe as we understand it. So why have we been blessed with it? The only

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Happiness is not going to just happen. Sorry but it's true. You can't luck up on it, you can't hunt it down and capture it, nor will you gamble and get it. And no matter how powerful you think you are you still can't demand or command it. Happiness will give no credit to what happens around us. It is only a result of how we react to the stimuli around us. Happiness has to be made, it comes from

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Try to focus as you read this and you'll get a lot more out of it. It's a bit deep, but not hard to understand however you do need to think. When a persons sense of inner achievement has been muted, they return to the clamor of the material world. The bondage of the material world brings a loss of all the senses surrounding the living center of self. Now that person is caught in the middle

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The subject of true love I think is something that we all wonder about from time to time, and I suppose for a few of us this happens maybe once or even twice in a life time if we are very fortunate. I know that love changes, or more to the point our idea of what love is changes. The secret to finding true love and to keep a happy relationship has to do with standards and values. Standards

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