NO, THE U.S. SUPREME COURT IS NOT JUST ANOTHER POLITICAL BODY!

NO, THE U.S. SUPREME COURT IS NOT JUST ANOTHER POLITICAL BODY!

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The Reverend Franklin Graham's  exhortation to Christians regarding their presidential vote was based upon the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy. The media  reports: Franklin Graham did not advocate for either Democrat Hillary Clinton or Republican Donald Trump, but he exhorted those in attendance to research the two parties’ platforms to determine which candidate would nominate Supreme Court justices who would defend religious values. The difference between the parties, he said, was “night and day.” Reverend Graham and the presidential candidates and their…

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THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ IS RIGHT “THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME”

THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ IS RIGHT “THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME”

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We arrived back in Seattle late last Tuesday and are still dealing with waking up at 2 am from jet lag and confused body clocks. Unpacking was almost as big a job as packing because we took entirely too much with us resulting in clothes we never wore and a very large pile of laundry and dry cleaning. Simba the cat was waiting for us when we walked in and immediately demanded food. The dog was with our friend Julie…

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SPAIN TO ITALY ON THE SEABOURN

SPAIN TO ITALY ON THE SEABOURN

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Thursday September 22nd. We have sailed from Barcelona to Valencia to a stop at an island in Spain and on our way to San Remos Italy. Weather sunny and warm with calm seas. Jet lag does cause a problem at 3 am but restful anyway. It's unavoidable not to compare past Seabourn cruises we have taken with this cruise line and this one on the Sojourn. Overall, I gather since it's take over by Carnival, they have economized in a…

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SPAIN, FRANCE & ITALY

SPAIN, FRANCE & ITALY

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This Saturday September 17th we leave from Seattle on British Air to London and,after a short layover, continue to Barcelona, Spain where we spend the night. The next day we board a Seabourn ship, the Sojourn, for a ten day cruise. From Barcelona we sail to Valencia and continue on to Ciutadella de Menorca, Spain. We then go on to San Remo, Italy and then la jolicette France. We stop at San Tropez in France and Sanary sur Mer in…

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DONALD TRUMP AND THE STATUE OF LIBERTY

DONALD TRUMP AND THE STATUE OF LIBERTY

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We have the Statue of Liberty with one message and then we have Donald Trump with another about immigration. Some of Donald Trumps statements about immigrants include these: “I will build a great wall – and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me – and I’ll build them very inexpensively. I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will make Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words.” “When Mexico sends its people, they’re…

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SOME RANDOM ANECDOTES & ADVICE – whether you want them or not

SOME RANDOM ANECDOTES & ADVICE – whether you want them or not

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Someone has said that free advice is not always worth the price, but I am not intimidated because when you are as old as I am you stop worrying about what other people think. Dr. Daniel Amen MD has a "18/40/60 Rule" which is: At age 18 we are worried about what everybody is thinking of us. At 40 we stop caring what other people think of us because we think we are pretty special. Then, by age 60, we finally realize that nobody has been…

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AIN’T I A WONDER AND AIN’T YOU A WONDER TOO!

AIN’T I A WONDER AND AIN’T YOU A WONDER TOO!

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That's the title of a best selling book written by Jess Lair a Montana university professor and published in 1977. In it he talks about self worth and how we should see how wonderful we were created to be even with all our faults I was reminded of the book one day  while listening to the radio in my car to a sermon by evangelist Joel Osteen which he titled "Seeing Yourself as a Masterpiece." In his talk he  said too…

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MY GRANDMOTHER Marija Mattia Vulic’ BABAROVICH August 8, 1953

MY GRANDMOTHER Marija Mattia Vulic’ BABAROVICH August 8, 1953

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My maternal grandmother Marija Vulic died on August 8th, 1953. She died the year I graduated from high school in Anacortes, Washington. Her life story is one of great courage and sacrifice involving immigration to America while not being able to speak English. I've previously talked about that in writing about my mother. https://paulluverajournalonline.com/weblog/2010/07/mary-thelma-luvera-.html.html I remember her vividly. A tall erect woman with hair piled high on her head, she looked regal and carried herself in a way that projected dignity…

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THE BEAUTIFUL NORTHWEST & OUR FAMILY FISHING ADVENTURE

THE BEAUTIFUL NORTHWEST & OUR FAMILY FISHING ADVENTURE

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Sonora resort is located in British Columbia Canada's discovery islands between Vancouver Island and the mainland. It can be reached from Vancouver Canada by helicopter or on a  Kenmore floatplane from Seattle. A water taxi also connects on a daily basis from Campbell River BC. This five-star resort has swimming pools, an outstanding spa, indoor tennis court, hiking and biking trails, nature water tours, a basketball court, a theater, a library, and a game room along with other luxury features. This is a five…

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DONALD AND HILLARY

DONALD AND HILLARY

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I suspect most everyone is very tired of all the politics and hearing about politics. However, after watching last night's Republican convention talk by Donald Trump I can't help but express my fears about the presidential election from my standpoint as a Democrat.I think that most of the political issues that have been discussed and which were reviewed last night at the Republican convention and the talk by candidate Donald Trump relate to issues of values,  self-interest and survivorship. They…

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