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Kent's Life: When is Your Behavior My Problem?
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I recount events in my life. I consider questions I struggle with and thoughts that I entertain. Thursday, May 14, 2015. When is Your Behavior My Problem? When is Your Behavior My Problem? In the wrong part of an Inn amounted to rude behavior. I had done some homework on proper etiquette, but it needed far more study than I devoted to it. And even when I knew the right thing to do, it was all too easy to slip into old habits. When is your behavior my problem? Thursday, May 14, 2015. People I Have Known.
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Kent's Life: The Wisdom to Know the Difference
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I recount events in my life. I consider questions I struggle with and thoughts that I entertain. Saturday, July 04, 2015. The Wisdom to Know the Difference. In 1941, Alcoholics Anonymous adopted a short prayer, a modified version of a longer one by Reinhold Niebuhr. The AA version goes as follows:. God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,. The courage to change the things I can,. And the wisdom to know the difference. Simple, but not easy. If you are enjoying an abundance of energ...
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Kent's Life: The Gun Debate Re-Framed
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I recount events in my life. I consider questions I struggle with and thoughts that I entertain. Friday, June 05, 2015. The Gun Debate Re-Framed. The foundational issue in the gun debate is this: How much military power should citizens possess? Guns were not necessary to enable violent support for the ascendence of the Nazi party. Gun registration benefitted Nazi’s in gaining complete control over the German government, including the police and army. Manufacturer’s of guns in the U.S. must ...There seems...
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Kent's Life: July 2015
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I recount events in my life. I consider questions I struggle with and thoughts that I entertain. Saturday, July 04, 2015. The Wisdom to Know the Difference. In 1941, Alcoholics Anonymous adopted a short prayer, a modified version of a longer one by Reinhold Niebuhr. The AA version goes as follows:. God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,. The courage to change the things I can,. And the wisdom to know the difference. Simple, but not easy. If you are enjoying an abundance of energ...
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Kent's Life: April 2015
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I recount events in my life. I consider questions I struggle with and thoughts that I entertain. Friday, April 24, 2015. When we talk about political, economic, or social freedom, things also get pretty complicated. My grandson asked me, “Why don’t we just give everyone all the stuff they want? The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose begins.". Or assault with intent to do serious bodily harm ( cracked skull, black eye, or bruised rib? Friday, April 24, 2015. Tuesday, April 21, 2015.
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Kent's Life: Contributing to a Better World
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I recount events in my life. I consider questions I struggle with and thoughts that I entertain. Monday, June 08, 2015. Contributing to a Better World. Fyodor Dostoyevsky wrote: “Without God all things are permissible.” Let us consider some alternatives to Dostoyevsky’s proposition. There is no God, but some things are not permissible. Why is maximizing happiness a worthy goal? Does the majority presume the right to enforce their ideas on the majority? It seems we are in the same predicament as the previ...
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Kent's Life: The Mustache Story
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I recount events in my life. I consider questions I struggle with and thoughts that I entertain. Sunday, June 18, 2006. The mustache story must be understood in the context of my experience with athletic coaches. I know that good hearted coaches exist, just as I know that straight talking politicians exist. I have caught glimpses of both, but that is a minute portion of my overall experience. 8220;That’s your problem” he called back, as he strode off the field. But I could still swim! I marveled that the...
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Kent's Life: Make One Good Choice, Repeat as Necessary
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I recount events in my life. I consider questions I struggle with and thoughts that I entertain. Saturday, July 07, 2007. Make One Good Choice, Repeat as Necessary. As each of us makes choices, lives are impacted. The impact may be small. The impact may be vast. A good choice should create a good impact. I think that is the best we can hope for. We hope to make choices that bring about good. Saturday, July 07, 2007. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). C S Lewis "Is Theology Poetry? People I Have Known.
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Kent's Life: The Only Axe Murderer I Ever Knew
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I recount events in my life. I consider questions I struggle with and thoughts that I entertain. Monday, June 12, 2006. The Only Axe Murderer I Ever Knew. Somewhere down in the depths of this blog is an essay about people I have known. One of those people is the only axe murderer that I ever knew. 160; What a nation of lawyers we live in. They guy was a senior and I don’t recall him being remarkable in any way. His hair was neat and short in an era where I got kicked off the team fo...If I remember cor...
