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Growing up on a dairy farm , I feel as if I had the best life possible!

I spent the first 50 years of my life in Indiana, always having the urge to travel, as soon as I retired, my wife and I migrated to Sedona Arizona.

After spending six years among the Red

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Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Spring: 2 of 29
Is it true that you can stand an egg on end during the Spring Equinox? The answer is YES. I heard this legend several years ago and couldn't wait to try it out. Hurrying home from work on the 21st of March, I couldn't wait to stand an egg on end. (I was leading a rather boring life at the time.) An idle mind is a terrible thi... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Common global warming myths: 2 of 25
Several issues the global warming crowd keeps trying to cram down our throats just don't add up.They completely ignore the fact that the earth was warmer in the 13th century than it is today, this has been proven.The earth has continuously gone through warming and cooling cycles as long as there has been an earth.One volcano ... More..
Autos > Driving & Safety Safe driving tips: 2 of 23
Safety is every one's concern, especially while traveling to and fro. With all the nut cases on the road today one needs to arm himself with every possible tool to ensure a safe arrival to the desired destination.Having been involved in the transportation industry all my life,and driven close to 4 million accident free miles,... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Constitutional & Contract Law Why gun ownership should be legal: 2 of 17
Amendment IIA well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.This is one ,if not the most important one, of our basic rights as Americans. Most people don't realize how important it is. It consists of two parts, a well regulated mi... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 Do Obama's ideas signal new hope or are they the same old Democratic ideas in a different package?: 2 of 17
What will the Obama administration bring? Will it be a return to Camelot, that fictional fantasy land envisioned at the time of King Arthur, as many would like?His appointments lead us to believe that his administration will be anything but Camelot.US president-elect Barack Obama's so-called "climate czar" Carol Browner has b... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Meaning of life: 17 of 122
I suppose most of us have wondered what life is all about, is this all there is, is there life after death? Do we Reincarnate or do we go to heaven and float around on a cloud all day. I doubt there is a person alive who hasn't asked those questions sometime in their lives. The quest began for me at the ripe young age of 38... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Can President Obama's $800 billion-plus stimulus plan work?: 3 of 19
I heard a good analogy on a Sunday morning talk show concerning Obama and the current financial situation. I think it best describes what he is trying to do better than anything else I have heard. The hosts were comparing Obama and our present administration with the classic 1939 movie, "The Wizard of Oz." In their analogy, a... More..
Religion & Spirituality > New Age Therapies Overview: Past-life regression: 1 of 6
It took quite some time to work up the courage to undergo my first hypnotic session. I had been thinking about it for some time, but this was 1982, and my only encounter with past life regression was reading about it in books. I knew no one personally who had even come close to doing something like this.Many things were happe... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values The good ol' days: Relishing unforgettable memories: 5 of 23
For those of that are old enough to remember, there was nothing quite like a trip to the drive-in to see a favorite movie! The drive-in theaters have pretty much disappeared from the American Landscape, but in their day they were quite the rage! In the northern part of the country it was mainly a warm weather activity, howev... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Insights Spiritual awakening: Thoughts shared: 23 of 104
To me it is always interesting how one part of a person's life leads on to another and how sometimes "things" happen when at the time a particular instance may be something we don't like or is something we would not have chosen turns out to be a real learning experience or a reminder of something in the past.During the Vietna... More..