Let’s face it, Christmas changes for all of us through the years. It would actually be sort of absurd for us to think that it could always stay the same, but I’ve been guilty of exactly that. Now, we could view these changes as either a good thing or bad
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Seeing Things Differently
Growing up in the southeastern United States, I was raised to believe a certain way and to accept many things as a given fact. My social and political belief systems were formulated within me from an early age. There were some challenging ideas along the way, but the majority of
Continue readingMo’ Money, Mo’ Money, Mo’ Money!
(The U.S. Dollar and Its Dirty Little Secrets) Economics is one of those subjects that has always seemed overly complicated to me and I never understood why until I became interested in learning more about our domestic currency, the U.S. Dollar. It appears our monetary (banking) system was designed to
Continue readingReading Sucks!
I never much liked reading books or stories. As far back as I can remember, reading was something I viewed as laborious and absent any sort of enjoyment. Sure, I’d read the Sunday comics or an article in a rock magazine – if it happened to be about a band
Continue readingNever Stop On the Tracks
I was on my way home from the office the other day – mindlessly enduring my normal, lackluster commute – when I came to a stop behind a long line of cars, backed up (as usual) at a traffic light located in the center of this highly traveled small-town square.
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