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Cruising can be entertaining and fun

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My wife and I went on a cruise recently, and we have joked with friends that we are “cruise people.” After all, it was our second cruise, however, our first cruise was during our honeymoon, more than 33 years ago. We didn’t know if we would ever have the desire to go on a cruise…

Just give me a break and a good nap, please

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A few years ago, I was giving a luncheon speech and started with some tips on how to get the perfect nap.    It got a chuckle as many of the people in the room were known for nodding off during the presentations.  I had observed that at other meetings in this group and wanted to…

Public education has changed a lot in the last 50 years

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When I was a child, the fall semester at school started the Tuesday after Labor Day and the spring semester ended the Friday before Memorial Day. Back then, when I went to Burbank Elementary, Bell Junior High and Nathan Hale High School, we got two weeks of vacation at Christmas and we were off on…

A family is like a car – if one part fails, it won’t run right

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It happens whenever our family gets together. Most families, like ours, are scattered out and about across the USA, and family gatherings doesn’t happen very often. But when they do, I hope and pray your family isn’t like ours. I’m not even sure why we get together. We have no plans and no agenda; we…

Evidence is clear about copper usage in North America

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We are continuing to pursue the first people in our area from pre-historic time. The history is just now being written. From where did they come? When? Where did proto-history Great Lakes copper go? To the Bronze Age. We have found that geologists, linguists, epigraph investigators, historians, archaeologists, astronomers, and academics have validated that the…

Will double-digit inflation affect college football games?

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Will inflation, especially high gas prices, affect college football attendance this season? Oklahoma always sells out their home games. But as far as I can tell, the cheapest seats would be in the endzones and cost about $65-150 in games like UTEP and  Kent State and $175-$370 for games like Oklahoma State. If you are…

Don’t buy any cheap stuff and spend time with your children

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Yesterday morning, my wife came downstairs ready for church when she noticed a string hanging off her blouse. She went into the kitchen and took out a pair of cheap scissors to cut the thread. She whacked away but to no avail. The scissors wouldn’t do the job. Later the same day, she tried to…

Copper mining was found very early in North America

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We are continuing to pursue the first people in our area from pre-historic time. The history is just now being written. From where did they come? When? What does copper have to do with Original Americans? ca 4000 BCE. The history of human development divides into periods or eras. The first, Neolithic, is the beginning…

Would a manned spaceflight to Mars be a workable idea?

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Should we go to Mars? Is a manned spaceflight to Mars even possible? If we go, could we get our astronauts back safely? How much would it cost? I spoke with former U.S. Rep. Jim Bridenstine, who was head of the Space Agency NASA during the Trump Administration about this topic. Bridenstine, a Navy pilot,…

The Royal Ambassadors had a deep impact on young people­­

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Every Saturday morning when most boys were out playing, I met with other boys my age gathered in a dark dank basement at Calvary Baptist church, Chillicothe Mo. I went for two reasons, I belong to a group called Royal Ambassador, it is a Southern Baptist Mission organization that helps boy to become Godly mission…