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About me - Duane Kuehn

I am 51 years old (not 51 years young as some would say), I am proud of having lived this long.
I am now old enough to know better and young enough to do it anyway. :)
I have been many places, seen many things and like to share information, as I also love

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Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Testimonies: Christians without a church: 1 of 30
There are legions of Christians without a church. I am a Gentile and a believer in the man Jesus who appear as the Christ. I am not a member of any organized religion. It was not always this way for me. As a child attending Sunday school, I had the nasty habit of asking, "Why?" Even then, I saw much conflict in the church and... More..
Food & Drink > Dining Etiquette How tipping works: 3 of 87
To Insure Prompt Service, abbreviated to "TIPS", began as a way of insuring that one will receive prompt service. Also called a "Gratuity" or abbreviated to "Tip", these monies were once used to insure expedient service now works in a number of ways in the United States.Historically, one would enter a restaurant and place an ... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Pain from love: 2 of 57
Love? So they say, it can make the heart soar with the birds in flight or sore like you've been hit by a truck. I found much interest in a post mentioning a young boy with a crush on his sister's boyfriend. What insight! I applaud the author. And the many wonderful postings here. However, let us look at "Love". What is it? T... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology Assessing the future of gay rights in the US: 1 of 27
To assess gay rights and what progress might be in the gay rights movements' future; one must first question the gay rights movement's past and the reason for the movement beginning in the first place.HISTORY The very term "homosexuality" is of modern times. Led, I believe, by Sigmund Freud in his psychiatric journey into th... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Don't ask: 7 of 176
Don't ask don't tell they told himMy son of gay persuasionI love him still, they never willHis life gone my frustrationHe hardly knew a way to goHe hated being him I knowAnd so he tried to give his allAnd hide himself, a man to showHe died my son, a soldiers deathA brave young man his country dearAnd I buried my only son but ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Constitutional & Contract Law Has political correctness undermined free speech in the US?: 4 of 62
Political Correctness has not only undermined free speech, it has created a situation whereby the "liberty" of Free Speech is renegotiated into a "license" of Free Speech for select persons and groups. Any terminology I might use has nothing to do with unfair prejudice here; it has only to do with explanation. I have nothing... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Does the Hate Crimes Bill violate free speech rights?: 1 of 14
The hate crimes bill has little to do with free speech. Mitigating circumstance has always been a factor in deciding the punishment for crimes. Motive being a major factor in deciding the degree' of punishment. Free speech is a constitutional liberty to express ones opinion. The constitutionally inalienable right of each per... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Is the U.S. ready for a viable third party?: 1 of 13
The United States of America is ready, even more than ripe, for a viable third political party. A fact clearly evidenced in the 2008 Presidential election. A new party with no label, a grassroots party without a name elected black-horse candidate Barack Obama to the Presidency of the United States. Relatively unknown Barack ... More..
Food & Drink > Cocktails Cocktails dos and don'ts: 1 of 13
Been there, done that. The first rule of bartending, most do not recognize. Some are "happy drunks" some are "angry drunks". DO NOT tell any person who is drinking that they are drunk. In fact, it is not a good idea to tell them that they have had too much. Instead, DO tell a drunken person that you, yourself, are too drunk.... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Does the war on terror threaten civil liberties in the US?: 3 of 34
The war on terrorism very much affects civil liberties in the United States. Not actually, the war on terrorism, there is hardly such a war. The pre-emptive strike against Iraq threatens the U.S. civil rights. With the help of worldwide countries, backing the fight on terrorism would have dismantled. The pre-emptive strike a... More..