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  • Whatever You Do

    If you’re an American citizen, whatever you do today, make sure you vote. I don’t care who you vote for (well, that’s technically not true – I am interested in the victory of certain candidates)…I care that you vote. It’s a foundational right of American citizens, to elect whom we wish to represent us. You […]

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  • Getting Out the Vote!

    Last week, when we headed to the local college to hear The Niece perform and watch her receive an award: Gosh – it’s hard to believe that at this time next week, she’ll be moving out. Where have two years gone?!? {sniff} On with it, then. While we were at the college, we were also […]

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  • A Major Crush

    {Warning: Diverting from my usual politics-free posting.} I told The Boy last night that I need to remember to send the Dallas mayor, Tom Leppert, a note thanking him for his service to our city. He’s just announced that he’s not going to run for another term – opening speculation that he’ll likely run for […]

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  • Very True

    I gave Kelly a receipt after a quick shopping trip at Target. He took a look at the Target slogan printed on top of the receipt: TARGET – Expect More. Pay Less. Interesting! he said. This is just the opposite of the government’s age-old philosophy: Expect Less. Pay More.

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  • Listening to the White Noise

    I love November 5th. No more frantic last-minute pitches. No more doomsday music-filled ads. The election is over. Americans have spoken and soon we’ll be able to sort out truth in action from campaign fiction. Quite frankly, it’s time for all of us to move on to the business of working and living. It’s almost […]