Vain Expectations

It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray.
––    Aesop
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On This Day In:
2016	Or Of One Thought
2015	What’s In Your Future?
2014	Light In Darkness
2013	How ‘Bout Just Obeying The Law?
2012	Or Maybe Not
2011	My Interval Is Too Short!

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Fear Instead Of Convictions

My greatest fear has always been that I would be afraid – afraid physically or mentally or morally and allow myself to be influenced by fear instead of by my honest convictions.
—     Eleanor Roosevelt
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On This Day In:
2016	Memorial Day – 2016
2015	A Handful Of Reviews
	And You Can Quote Me
2014	Get Wisdom
2013	Enjoying The View?
2012	Adam’s Rib
2011	I’m Sure I Remember That…
	Memorial Day, 2011

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Memorial Day – 2017

Here Rests In Honored Glory An American Soldier Known But To God…
Arlington National Cemetery The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
For all those who have served (and especially those who gave that “last full measure of devotion”) for those who are currently serving, a grateful nation remembers and prays for you and your families…
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On This Day In:
2016	Thinking Science Fictional
2015	Dawn Is Coming
2014	Back When I Was A Firebrand
2013	Pen In Hand
	Word Up!
2012	Disturbing
	Trying To Keep Up
2011	Unreliable And Selective
2010	Adult-Onset Athlete

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No Wonder I’m Smiling

To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.
―    Albert Camus
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On This Day In:
2016	Thinking Science Fictional
2015	Dawn Is Coming
2014	Back When I Was A Firebrand
2013	Pen In Hand
	Word Up!
2012	Disturbing
	Trying To Keep Up
2011	Unreliable And Selective
2010	Adult-Onset Athlete

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And Yet I’m Still Having Fun

Setting a good example for children takes all the fun out of middle age.
—    William Feather
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On This Day In:
2016	I See Coincidence Everywhere
	CA3: Civil War
2015	I Resemble That Remark… (5!)
2014	The Writer’s Dilemma
2013	Just Paying The Rent
2012	Remembering…
2011	A Little Farther

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A Long Shadow

Fear is the lengthened shadow of ignorance.
—    Arnold H. Glasow
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On This Day In:
2016	Learning, Experience, Chances or Money
2015	The Critical State
2014	Dawn, n.
2013	Ouch!
2012	Just Lookin’ Around
	Still Growing
2011	But Do You Want To?

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Or Revisiting A Blog Site

There’s nothing wrong with reading a book you love over and over.
––    Gail Carson Levine
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On This Day In:
2016	Alas, Too Often The Latter
2015	Either / Or
2014	Memorial Day – 2014
	Perfection
2013	Memorial Day Video
	Equal = Equal
2012	Congrats, Nephew!!
	Doggie Vision Networks
	The Flash: Omnibus
	JLI: vol 1
	Flash: Rebirth
	Burning Images
	What Do You Believe?
2011	Are We Still At War With The Poor?

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A Cautionary Wish

Judicial power ought to be distinct from both the legislative and executive, and independent upon both, that so it may be a check upon both.
—    Thomas Jefferson
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On This Day In:
2016	Slogging
	It’s About…
	Man / Man
2015	Memorial Day – 2015
	Content People Love To Share
2014	I Resemble That Remark
2013	Long Range Exploration
2012	UBI
2011	Opportunity

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Our Thirst

There is a beauty and clarity that comes from simplicity that we sometimes do not appreciate in our thirst for intricate solutions.
—     Dieter F. Uchtdorf
[Found at one of the blogs I follow:   http://ididnthavemyglasseson.com/
The specific post was found at:  http://ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2017/02/15/clarity/
Well worth checking out…    —    KMAB]
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On This Day In:
2016	History Favors The Victor
2015	This We’ll Leave Them
2014	Sounds Like Faux News To Me
2013	Reasons
2012	American Libertarianism
2011	The Goal

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Liberty, Collusion, History And The Republican Majority

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
―    Martin Luther King Jr.
I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice!  And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!
―    Senator Barry Goldwater
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On This Day In:
2016	But I Have Too Many Questions
2015	A New Friend
2014	Do I Have To Fall In Love?
2013	More Democracy, Please
2012	Speaking Of Love
2011	Limits

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In Spite Of The President

LIBERTY!
FREEDOM!
DEMOCRACY!
True anyhow no matter how many
Liars use those words.
―    Langston Hughes
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On This Day In:
2016	And Sets
	And My God For His Graces
2015	About Character
2014	Your Gain
2013	Look Up
2012	Count Me In
2011	Pirates Four, Three Songs
	Sir Charles
	Look First, Not Last
2010	Par-a-diddle

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The Toughest Job

The toughest job in America is to be poor and trying to raise a family.
—    Michael (“Mike”) Barnicle
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On This Day In:
2016	Congratulations!!
	Better Yet, Read!
2015	Even If It Kills Us Slowly
2014	Fun To Play God
	Of Anything
2013	Legal (Almost)
2012	Great Scots!
2011	The GI Bill – A Simple History Lesson
	Breaking Even

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And Wealth A Poor Substitute For Ability

Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.
―     Aesop
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On This Day In:
2016	Neither Darkness Nor Shadows
2015	It Took Roots
2014	Hard Evidence
2013	Full Participation
2012	Roving (Again)
	Ooops, Again
2011	Why Not?

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Happy Meeting Day 33 (And Counting)

Thirty-three years ago I met my future (and current) wife …
I love you Hil.  I cherish our every day together…  I’m glad God took the extra time.    —    KMAB
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On This Day In:
2016	Picture Perfect
2015	Life Showed Compassion
2014	And Then I Met Her
2013	Defining Maleness
	The Run Continues
2012	All Set
2011	Not Always

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To Republicans Who Choose Party Over Country

The hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.
—    Durante (Dante) degli Alighieri
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
—    Edmund Burke
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On This Day In:
2016	All About Control
2015	Liberty Is Extravagant
2014	Always Remember To Reach
	Have You Registered To Vote Yet?
2013	Ripples From The Water’s Edge
	Because I Was Alone
2012	POI vs Reality
	Dear And Sacred
2011	Chilled Again

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