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My mom was a Conservative, I became a Liberal. How our relationship would be different today.
In public my mom was a prim and proper Christian woman, no foul language and never a disparaging word about anyone. But once home you would be shocked at the number of racial, homophobic, anti-Semitic, and pejorative terms this proper ‘Christian’ woman knew. Even misogynistic. Here was a woman who had worked in the defense…
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Here are the top Three RV Resorts for Camping near Disneyland
ravelers heading to the Disneyland Resort for a vacation will find over a hundred hotels and resorts to choose from. Everything from budget motels up to deluxe resort properties and everything in between. You can even stay on the Disney property. But if you are arriving in an RV your options are much more limited….
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I was adopted the day I was born. 40 years later I found my birth mom.
Baby Boy Neary, that is the name that appeared on my birth certificate. My first one. When my adoption was finalized I got a new certificate with my new name. It bore the name of my adopted mother, Elizabeth Mott, but no father. That is because in a first for 1965, an unmarried woman had…
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Mass deportations won’t work. To stop illegal immigration we need to put Americans in prison.
The unthinkable has happened, Donald Trump has been re-elected as President. He rode a wave of populism, racism, misogyny, bigotry and hate. He didn’t just make campaign promises, he made threats. And people elected him anyway. One of those threats was to deport tens of millions of illegal immigrants. And you don’t need to look…
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Choosing the trailer length that was right for our RV lifestyle.
There are many options for enjoying the RV lifestyle. From tiny teardrop trailers, to fifth wheels, to giant land yachts. No one RV is right for everyone. My wife and I started our RV adventure as part-timers over 20 years ago. Our first trailer was just 23 feet, a Jayco Kiwi hybrid trailer. We could…
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Women have always made sacrifices. To save democracy, we may have to ask them to sacrifice more.
You don’t have to be a feminist (or perhaps you do) to know that women have always made sacrifices. Whether they give up careers to be stay at home moms or just bite their tongues when denigrated by a man. Women have had to fight and struggle for everything they have. There was a time…
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To Boondock or not to Boondock, that is the question.
I remember watching a senate hearing some time ago where the Postmaster General was being questioned by congress about the decline in first and fourth class mail at the Post Office. The Postmaster responded by telling the panel about the decline in mail volumes was due to the increase in the use of the internet…
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We tried Harvest Hosts for our RV travels for one year, it didn’t work for us.
In 2022 my wife and I took my recent unemployment as an opportunity to retire early and change our lives. We sold our house and everything in it, bought a new Grand Design Reflection 150, 30ft 5th wheel, and moved to Washington state. We spent a year staying with our son and his wife, watching…
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After More than 50 Years, a Penguin Killed my Small Business
There is an allure of independence, of freedom, associated with owning your own business. It can be quite tempting to stretch out on your own. But it isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. I know because I use to have one. And after it had survived over 50 years, it was ultimately done in…
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I Spent 12 Years as a Boy Scout Leader, a little ‘Wokeism’ will probably be good for the organization
In May, the Boy Scouts of America officially announced its name change to Scouting America. The name is reflective of a 2018 decision to allow girls to join Boy Scout troops. Girls have long been welcome to join their Venturing units and Explorer Scouts. But the recent inclusion of girls into the Cub Scout and…