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BUILT STRONG TAKES TIME TO GET IT DONE

June 3, 2020 by

Eiffel Tower, 1888 Who doubts the Eiffel Tower wasn’t built strong? That it’s still standing is the only testament it needs. Data shows it’s the biggest pay to visit site in the world. How strong is that? Like anything else, it started with a good foundation, and isn’t that the basis for anything built strong, […]

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STAYING GUN SILENT IS NOT MY STRONG SUIT

August 5, 2019 by

The idea of gun silent goes against the grain. Guns are not silent, just the opposite. The only gun silent people I know are gun people who share the idea that the only person who needs to know if they have a gun will know. They aren’t into the show and tell, the technical talk, […]

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BLANKET PARTY MANNERS MADE FRED WHITE ARMY STRONG

April 25, 2017 by

Blanket party invitation? Don’t go. The guest of honor at a blanket honor is usually a surprise. At least for them. Everyone else knows who’s who and what to do. After attending one, you may want to skip, or break the next one up. The good thing about a blanket party is the inclusiveness. Everyone […]

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ARMY STRONG? FRED WHITE WAS BORN READY

April 21, 2017 by

You might be Army Strong, but not from the start. Step off the bus at the Army Receiving Station and you notice those around you. Showing up in the dark leaves lots to see. These are your people, the ones you’ll bond with, stay in touch with the rest of your life, and plan those […]

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VOTE DAY WITH BALLOT ENCLOSED

May 14, 2024 by 4 Comments

Vote day is finished with the ballot in the signature required envelope. It took about five minutes. Using a black ink pen I darkened the horizontal ovals for my people. You’re doing the same for your people? Let’s be clear who ‘our people’ are.

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BREAKING IN PERIOD FOR NEW SHOES

May 13, 2024 by Leave a Comment

For breaking in new shoes the store man said wear them at least ten hours. I wore a pair for ten minutes out of the store and knew they weren’t right. Too heavy, thin soles, and why did I even buy them? To be honest, it happens all too often.

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MOTHER’S DAY LADY REVIEW

May 12, 2024 by 2 Comments

After one miss on Mother’s Day with sick kids, I never missed another. During the phone call to tell her about missing she decided to tell me the nuts and bolts of my adventurous conception. The date, the name of the motel, the works. What mom doesn’t share that story? I’ve since stayed in the […]

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EXTRA EFFORT? WHO’S THE JUDGE

May 11, 2024 by Leave a Comment

  There you are doing your best, trying your hardest, and a voice in your head says, ‘You’d do better with a little extra effort.’ If you’ve heard it, do you know where it come from? A coach, a teacher, a parent. “You could be somebody if you actually applied yourself.”

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GET MARRIED, STAY MARRIED, HERE’S HOW

May 10, 2024 by 4 Comments

When you get married something happens. A woman with an upcoming marriage had this to say: ‘My fiancé is so sweet. He told me it was my day and he’d do his best to make it great.’ Who wouldn’t want to hear that? Did you hear that?

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AGE APPROPRIATE FOR WHO

May 9, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Who says, “Grow up and try to be age appropriate,” and who do they say it too? Your hair’s too long, your clothes don’t match, and you don’t smoke the same cigarettes as them. But that was a long time ago. Since 1966 we’ve learned how to find satisfaction.

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