Friday, November 22, 1963

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Thursday November 22, 2012 · 5:39 AM PST

2012/11/22 · 05:39

That’s the date on the black-bordered billboards that went up within days after It Happened. The date that would forever after be a day of solemn remembrance; a day to remember a horrible tragedy that happened to us all. No longer just the tenth birthday of some little girl in Peoria that nobody ever heard of.

That’s all it was when I woke up that morning. Pretty exciting; I was going into double figures, and that felt like a milestone. It was raining, but that was no big deal: I was used to nasty weather on my birthday. All part of living in the Midwest and having a birthday late in November. Because I was beginning to care about clothes, I had a birthday outfit that I got to open first thing in the morning and wear to school that day. It was a pink sweater with pearl buttons up the front, and a matching pink faux-fur collar, and a pleated wool skirt in a plaid of soft pastels, pink and sky blue and pale yellow. I loved pink, and I loved being ten, and I didn’t mind walking to school in the wind and rain under angry dark skies. My best friend Patty and I had our umbrellas, and our conversation as we walked, and the delicious knowledge that Thanksgiving was almost here and Christmas would follow soon after. Life was good.

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Monday November 21, 2011 · 7:34 PM PST

2011/11/21 · 19:34

It must be time for that ridiculous War on Christmas again. I was scrolling through my Facebook page when I saw a post from a woman I used to work with. It said:

I'm inviting all my Facebook family and friends to join me in returning to the traditional greeting of "MERRY CHRISTMAS" instead of the politically correct "Happy Holidays"!! If you agree with me, please re-post this message.....
MERRY CHRISTMAS! We need Christ back into our lives
GOD IS WELCOME IN MY HOUSE。* 。
° 。 ° ˛˚˛ * Π_。˚
˚ ˛ •˛•˚ *____~＼。˚ ˚ ˛
˚ ˛ •˛• ˚ ｜田田｜門｜ •
If God is also welcome in your House, repost this!

To see what I posted in reply, and what happened after that, follow me down the rabbit hole... Read More

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Friday September 11, 2009 · 7:58 AM PDT

2009/09/11 · 07:58

UPDATE: I've learned something, and have a suggestion. Scroll down to see.

This site is putting me between a rock and a hard place here, with their attempts to shame me into turning off AdBlock. I'm one of the many Americans laid off due to the economic downturn, and still out of work due to the "jobless recovery", and they've got me thinking in ways they probably didn't anticipate. Follow me over the fold, and I'll elaborate.

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Wednesday November 22, 2006 · 9:01 AM PST

2006/11/22 · 09:01

The Warren Commission says that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the murder of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. I say it doesn't add up, and the main reason I say that is because it requires acceptance of too many coincidences. Follow me past the break, and I'll lay them out for you.

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Do you believe Lee Harvey Oswald, acting alone, killed John F. Kennedy?

166 votes Vote Now!

Do you believe Lee Harvey Oswald, acting alone, killed John F. Kennedy?

Yes. He was a disturbed loner who wanted to crash and burn in a blaze of publicity.

22 votes

No. He was part of a conspiracy that was much larger than he suspected.

74 votes

No. He was impersonated and manipulated into position to take the fall.

40 votes

I don't know... we'll probably never know for sure.

30 votes

When we still had a safety net

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Monday July 03, 2006 · 9:25 AM PDT

2006/07/03 · 09:25

I read a diary this morning that reminded me of my own experience during the Reagan years. This started me thinking about the difference between being broke then and now, and what we've lost; and why I come to this site.

I've kept a journal continuously since July of 1980. It lives in nine notebooks in a cupboard in my little office downstairs. I consulted the first book... and quickly discovered that there was a great deal that memory had lost or glossed over. Supposedly it was morning in America, but I was in no position to enjoy the dawn. Read More

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Monday June 05, 2006 · 6:14 PM PDT

2006/06/05 · 18:14

Yes, I'm talking about myself. I'm not saying I'm quiet - I know that's not true! But I am quiet about my Christianity. I don't keep it a secret. People who know me are aware that I belong to the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod; that I attend regularly, nearly every Sunday; that I sing in the choir and serve on the Board of Stewardship; that every Wednesday evening for four years I drove Young'un to confirmation class. But I don't push my religion on other people. I don't try to convert anyone, or criticize others for what they do or do not believe. Read More

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Friday, November 22, 1963

Another casualty in the War on Christmas

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Why I Don't Believe the Warren Commission

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