WHO CAN BEAT DONALD TRUMP? THE 2nd DEMOCRATIC “DEBATES”

WHO CAN BEAT DONALD TRUMP? THE 2nd DEMOCRATIC “DEBATES”

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I wouldn't call the two nights a "debate." A debate involves people in disagreement about the same subject who are given equal time to convince judges which side has the correct position on the matter measured by their logic and delivery. That's not close to what these TV shows are because, at best, they are a brief preview of the people running for president while trying to impress voters. As conducted, they do not provide equal time to each candidate,…

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THE QUALITY OF A PROPER APOLOGY

THE QUALITY OF A PROPER APOLOGY

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According to a New York Times op-ed by Paul Krugman, we as a nation are suffering from an "epidemic of infallibility."  No one, president or not, wants to admit to wrongdoing, at least not publicly. When people do apologize they often say they are sorry, but offer excuses or rationalizations which is no apology at all. I hear politicians and prominent people who have made public mistakes for which they offer an apology, but not without combining it with an excuse,…

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MARY THELMA BABAROVICH LUVERA 1905 -2000

MARY THELMA BABAROVICH LUVERA 1905 -2000

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On an early Friday morning, July 7th 2000, my mother Mary Thelma Babarovich, died in her sleep at the San Juan Care Center. Her death was not unexpected. After all, she was born on December 28, 1905 and was ninety four years old when she died. She had been in failing health for some time. Her passing was, in fact, a personal blessing to her as she had been ready to meet her maker for some time. She and dad…

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THE IRS SHOULD REVOKE THE TAX EXEMPT STATUS OF BISHOP THOMAS PAPROCKI’S DIOCESE

THE IRS SHOULD REVOKE THE TAX EXEMPT STATUS OF BISHOP THOMAS PAPROCKI’S DIOCESE

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On June 5, after the legislature passed new abortion laws, Catholic Bishop Thomas Paprocki of the diocese of Springfield Illinois issued a "decree" ordering that Illinois legislative members who promoted or voted for the law were not allowed to receive communion at church and should not try to receive it. Not only that, his decree even identifies by name two specific people: the House Speaker and the Senate president. He alleges they:  “Have obstinately persisted in promoting the abominable crime…

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NICOLA LUVERA 1860 – 1956

NICOLA LUVERA 1860 – 1956

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My grandfather, Nicola Luvera, was born in Italy where his father, Paolo Nicola and mother Rosa Luvera were were sheepherders And sharecroppers in Gallina Italy. He worked with his father until he was 16 years old when he decided to move to Reggio Calabria where a cousin Antonio working in a slaughterhouse. He was able to get a job with his cousin and lived with his family for four years. Then he married woman from his village. They had a…

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TRUMP’S TALE ABOUT THE IRAN MISSILE & “FAKE NEWS”

TRUMP’S TALE ABOUT THE IRAN MISSILE & “FAKE NEWS”

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Regarding the news about a missile strike on Iran after it destroyed our drone, Donald Trump has tweeted and told the media this story:  "We were cocked & loaded to retaliate last night on 3 different sights when I asked, how many will die," Trump said, "150 people, sir, was the answer from a General. 10 minutes before the strike I stopped it, not proportionate to shooting down an unmanned drone." In his telling of his story about the situation,…

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BACK FROM THE FRENCH RIVIERA

BACK FROM THE FRENCH RIVIERA

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Our trip to France began on Sunday, May 19. We had a 7:30 PM flight from Seattle to London Heathrow Airport. We arrived at 12:45 PM on May 20. Our connecting flight from London to Nice France left at 4:15 PM arriving at 7:25 PM in the evening. By the time we arrived in Nice it had been a very long travel day. We collected our luggage and met our driver for the trip to the hotel Cap Estel located…

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TRIP TO THE FRENCH RIVIERA

TRIP TO THE FRENCH RIVIERA

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We leave in a few days for the French Riviera for a couple weeks visit. We have been to this area often in the past, but this trip we are locating there as our central location. The Cannes Film Fesitival is going on from May 14th through the 25th and the hotels on the French Riviera are crowded during that time. As a result of accommodation issues we are staying at three different hotels in the general area rather than…

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A COLLECTION OF RAMBLING TRIVIA

A COLLECTION OF RAMBLING TRIVIA

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I read things that strike me as interesting and save them for reasons I am not fully sure about. I have no message for you from them, but here’s a collection of a few of them. • Marriage In the Television series The Kominsky Method, staring Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin, Arkin’s character delivers a talk about his wife at her funeral. It is beautiful and a total summary of my feelings about my wife Lita. Here’s what he says:…

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“TWO MEN WENT UP TO THE TEMPLE TO PRAY” – THE BURDEN OF SELF RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENTAL PEOPLE

“TWO MEN WENT UP TO THE TEMPLE TO PRAY” – THE BURDEN OF SELF RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENTAL PEOPLE

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“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’ “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’ “I tell…

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