Fair warning: I have submitted this piece to the “Times-Argus” Something not considered in the atv story – the homeowner This piece will create a pile of opposition, but I am sorry, it needs to be said. Just like there are good motorists and bad motorists, there are also good atv users and bad ones. …
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Yesterday, I spent over 3 hours (closer to 4 hours than 3) on the phone trying to dig out of a health insurance debacle. This tragedy started on Sunday when I went to pick up my wife’s prescriptions at the Walmart Pharmacy. The pharmacy tech asked me if I was prepared to pay over $300.00 …
I noticed that the state of Louisiana has issued evacuation orders to its citizens in the path of incoming Hurricane Ida. These orders are being made to protect the citizens of Louisiana and provide for public safety. This can easily be described as an order that restricts or takes away individual rights. Historically, states in …
All of us would like to think we can return to some sort of a pre pandemic normal. I am not so sure we can – just yet. I have been to at least one social event this summer where my suspicions of many attending not being vaccinated proved to be correct. So all of …
This is a hard post to write, not because it is dripping in some sort of partisanship, but because it is about me and the stage of life I am now in. For those of you that know me, you know my age is 69 and I will be 70 this November. I am far …
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To dispel the idea that a large part of the labor force is choosing to sit at home and live the good life on unemployment: A significant number of Americans in the age 50 and older group chose to retire since the beginning of the Pandemic; for many, the choice is having some quality time …
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And yes, we do have a gun culture. I grew up in Vermont and my family were hunters. The annual hunting seasons were looked forward to every year. It was another time for cousins and relatives to get together and enjoy each other’s company. For us younger cousins, it was more time with our best …
I have gladly worn a mask during this pandemic. Why? For one thing, I have a wife with Type I diabetes that she has lived with since she was about 4 years old. Her immune system is not the best. The last challenge she needed was for me to bring home the virus to her. …
Last night, I finished reading this collection of E.B. White’s writings dating from 1928 to 1976. Of course, we all recognize the name, E.B. White. I am assuming most of us know his books like “Charlotte’s Web,” “Stuart Little,” and “The Trumpet of the Swan.” Some of us will also remember White’s co-authorship with William …
I will always wonder if it would have been different if Trump reacted to the Russian interference in the 2016 election as an attack on America, which it was. He would have found the support of most of us if he defended America against this foreign interference in our election. There might not even have …
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