President Calvin Coolidge was known for being a man of few words. The story is told of a Sunday when Mrs. Coolidge was ill and the President went to church alone. Upon returning from the service, Mrs. Coolidge is said to have asked her husband, “What did the pastor talk about today?” “Sin,” replied Mr. […]
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Scattershooting at Politics & the Economy
November 23rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Scattershooting at Politics & the Economy · Politics, Scattershooting
Scattershooting while wondering whatever happened to Christopher Cross . . . Magazines and posters equate Obama with hope. It never ceases to amaze me at how people and pundits left and right continue to put their hopes in politicians. I pray that Barack Obama is a good – even great – President, but as the […]
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Voted Straight Bull Moose Ticket
November 5th, 2008 · Comments Off on Voted Straight Bull Moose Ticket · Politics
The Bull Moose (Progressive) Party platform in 1912 read, in part, that the goal of the party was “To destroy this invisible Government, to dissolve the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of the day.” – attributed to Theodore Roosevelt Seems to me they were on […]
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The Panic of 2008
October 10th, 2008 · Comments Off on The Panic of 2008 · Character, News, Politics, Values
Panic. Shouting fire in a crowded theater. Being caught doing something you know is horribly wrong that you thought no one would ever catch you doing. Greed. When enough is never enough. Wanting more and more, convincing yourself that you deserve more. Arrogance. Twenty-somethings full of themselves on Wall Street, roaring through their naivety in […]
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It's Time for Temerity
October 9th, 2008 · Comments Off on It's Time for Temerity · Honesty & Candor, Influencers, Politics
Dr. Ian Hay, international missions statesman, wrote an article some years ago about “The Old Temerity.” It was the first time I consciously encountered the word temerity. Abridged dictionaries capture only a piece of its rich meaning. They focus not on the boldness which is at the heart of temerity, they instead press on the […]
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Scattershooting Again . . .
November 29th, 2007 · Comments Off on Scattershooting Again . . . · Cancer, Leadership, Money, Politics, Spiritual Journey, Values
Scattershooting while wondering whatever happened to Ernest Aingely. . . . I sit tethered to my bag of Rituxan® as it slowly moves into my right hand and into my body. This is my first chemo in the infusion room of Texas Oncology at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas. I think I should start a chain […]
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