Where seeds of thought have room to grow
Category: On my soapbox
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It's been almost ten years, but I can still remember that suffocating weight of construction loan deadlines, knowing if we didn't finish what we needed to by a certain date, everything we had accomplished up to that point would vanish…poof!…like sawdust on a windy day – along with all of our money, dreams…everything. The deadlines press down on you, squeezing the breath…
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On the local news this morning I heard there was going to be a meeting tonight at the University of Texas – an open meeting between students, parents and administration to discuss a potential tuition hike. Funny…I wasn't invited. I receive a newsletter from the University…a newsletter from the Parents' Association…and I'm on the email list…
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Earthquakes scare me. I've never experienced one…just seen the devastation from the big ones on television. Hurricanes destroy and devastate…but they come with warnings. Even with tornadoes, you see the storm clouds on the horizon. But earthquakes are sneaky. There can be a blue sky overhead…no warnings flashing on the television or sirens going off…then wham!…
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Was it a basketball or soccer ball? We're not sure. It could have been either. Or both. What we do know is…sometime within the past 5 years or so, Kendall got banged on the nose hard enough to break it. But she has always been so tough, so immune to the bumps and bruises that go with the…
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"To love our neighbors as ourselves is such a truth for regulating human society, that by that alone one might determine all the cases in social morality." – John Locke Dennis lived in Long Hollow first – years and years before anyone else thought it was appealing to live down a dirt road. He had…
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Before I get into the dam update, I have to say this has been an absolutely beautiful, yet very prayerful, day. It rained all night, but when it came time to walk the critters, the dark clouds were packing up and blue sky was peeking through. Before too long, the sun had taken charge of the…
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I received an official letter from the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality today. When the whole damn dam issue first popped up (for background info, click here and here), and I was desperately trying to find some city, county or state agency that gave a hoot or had jurisdiction over issues like this, I spoke…
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“…and you need a helping hand. And nothing, nothing is going right…” I used to cover for our church secretary every once in a while when she had to be out of the office. One of the best, but still toughest parts of the job was answering those calls from people who needed help…with…
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A new week starts tomorrow – a week that is going to keep me running from 5 am Monday morning until 4:30 Friday afternoon. Not only do I have the normal weekly challenges, but we're going to go computer shopping (Kendall) and car shopping (me!) And on top of that, I've got the weekend's overflow…
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