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The Journey of the Curious Servant: January 2011
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011. It is 2:00 in the morning. I have just awoken from a dream that felt wonderful. I must write it down:. I was invited to the White House. There was snow all around, the soft yellow light coming from the large lantern chained to cupola over the porch made the white blanket over the lawns inviting. I walked across the snow and was welcomed by three former presidents. Bill Clinton shook my hand, and the elder Bush led me into the East Wing, tugging at my elbow. His son followed.
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The Journey of the Curious Servant: Not It
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012. This paragraph is an aside. I've had many experiences since I was really posting here. I stopped (mostly) because I wanted to give space and privacy to some people who've been important in my life of late. Anyway. now to the current tale. A couple of years ago I had a little fender bender. Two cars giving each other a peck on their respective cheeks (mine on the front, his on the rear). It happened at 20 mph. I hit his left rear fender, behind the wheel. Has An Important Delivery.
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The Journey of the Curious Servant: Veteran's Day
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014. To the veterans out there… Thank you. I have, for nearly all my life, thanked veterans, police officers, and firemen for their efforts on behalf of country and community. In every conversation I have had with a veteran about the wars they have been in, and about war in general, I have not met a group of people more anti-war than veterans. It isn’t right. Or were they following orders from politicians who had other reasons than preserving freedom? America fought fiercely in war...
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The Journey of the Curious Servant: August 2013
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Sunday, August 18, 2013. Last night I took my family to the rodeo. My two year old son was amazed, it was his first rodeo. My wife was amazed also, it was her first rodeo as well. At the beginning there was the usual sort of dedication. A rider carrying a crisp, brilliantly colored U.S. flag. A poem, recited by John Wayne, played as the ride went from a walk, to a trot, to full speed racing around the arena. I am deeply patriotic. I get emotional when I think about my country. I’m fairly in the mid...
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The Journey of the Curious Servant: November 2010
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Sunday, November 7, 2010. I have tried to write a post about this latest chapter in my life. but. it didn't feel right. Now a good friend has asked me some pointed questions and in answering her I wrote from the heart and I think, with a little editing to protect some privacy, I can share it with you. I tried to write a post about it. but, I have to be delicate about M's rights, - -'s rights, and share the elements I feel are most important, all are difficult. So, here goes. How Long have I known M?
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The Journey of the Curious Servant: Doctor Visit Today
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Monday, August 15, 2011. There was a measure heading for the Fall ballots in San Francisco, but. It was struck down by the courts. Proponents of the measure decry male circumcision as barbaric, unnecessary, and a mutilation (. We are taking our son in for the procedure in an hour. It makes me uneasy, the idea of inflicting any pain, or even discomfort, on my son. So why do it? The measure was tossed because it virtually attacks those of the Jewish faith who are required to do this. So, partly from tradit...
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The Journey of the Curious Servant: November 2014
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Monday, November 17, 2014. Is it me, or is it getting weird out? Our culture seems to be changing its mind about this, but I think prison once was about:. A Holding a person accountable. B Setting an example of judging a member of a society and to determine what the “truth” is… (what happened and who did what). C Dealing with the individual’s own sense of punishment, so that they are forced to acknowledge society’s penalty and accept it as a judgement of who they are. This thing with ISIL is nuts. The Ru...
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The Journey of the Curious Servant: April 2011
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Sunday, April 3, 2011. Oscar was a long legged hound who’s blond eyebrows must have come from a touch of doberman somewhere. Mostly black he’d run around Huntington Beach with that loping gait looking in bars for my dad. He was a character. One of the funniest things that dog did was his reaction to puppies. Someone’d pull out a puppy and present it to Oscar. There are times in our lives when we naturally look at where we are, who we are, what we are doing and what we might be doing next. Puberty is ...
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The Journey of the Curious Servant: October 2010
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Friday, October 8, 2010. Earlier this Summer, early July, I caught a large piece of furniture from tipping over. It took a few months to figure it out, but I tore a tendon that afternoon. It was a typical stupid, male move. God created men and women to balance each other. On our own men tend to do dumb things. We don't ask for directions, we never read the instructions, and we are always ourselves putting ourselves in a position where we are faced with handling something too large for us.
