I saw this video on Dan Byron’s awesome blog titled We Are Not A Democracy. I knew the difference between socialism, democracy, and oligarchies, but I never realized that America is actually a republic. I guess I still have a thing or two to learn these days. Here is the video. Does anyone care to [...]

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I found a great article on the human3rror website. The article John references lists 15 reasons why Mr. Rogers was the best neighbor ever. There were a lot of interesting facts in the article. The coolest fact for me was where Koko just loved Mr. Rogers. I say if you can connect with a gorilla [...]

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I am not a big wristband wearer. I avoided the temptation to wear the WWJD wristband. I resisted wearing the Livestrong wristband. I just plain ignored the hundreds of other wristbands available. I avoided wearing them… until now. Last night Forest Hill Church asked us to wear a wristband for an entire year. The band [...]

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This guy had a seriously bad day when he fell through his chair lift. Fortunately for the skier, his ski caught him. Unfortunately for him, his pants decided to stay with the seat leaving him exposed to the harsh elements. I cannot imagine this happening to a snowboarder. I believe us “one-sticks” would just smoothly [...]

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Michele and I decided that it is time for Asher to begin taking on some chores. He turns three tomorrow and we figured he could handle a few tasks around the house. We also decided to pay him a little bit of money for his assistance with a few of the chores. We thought 25¢ [...]

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