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THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGG

THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGG
Most of you are familiar with the fairy tale about the goose that laid a golden egg.
It did so on a regular basis and brought a steady flow of wealth to its owner until it was disemboweled to get to the source. It died and produced no more golden [...]

THIRD GRADE STRATEGY

Miss Smith enjoyed her job as a Third Grade teacher. The enthusiasm of the 8 year old’s made her work meaningful and exciting.
The one problem that she had though is that she was in a minority.
Her brother was a Marine on duty in Afghanistan. Her father had been a Marine in Vietnam and her grandfather [...]

“Know What We Need?”

I have been on this planet a long time and I have been hearing that phrase ever since I was a kid.
I hear it sometimes many times a day, from everyone who thinks about running for Town Council up to and including the President of the United States.
“We need clean and affordable energy.”
Let me tell [...]

Carbon Dioxide

Two years ago we lost our dog of 13 years. We have always had a dog but after the last I felt that I did not want to buy another puppy.
A puppy takes a lot of care. You must feed it, make sure it has water, take it for walks, play with it, teach it [...]

HURRICANES and SUCH

HURRICANES AND SUCH
 
I started this BLOG in November 2007 and it has been my intention to terminate it after two years. It’s not because I am bored with it or that I do not have sufficient material to continue it.
Life is full of choices and there are many priorities that clamor for attention:
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