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Category Archives: Growth (Evidence of Life)
Look What Happens When You Mean It!
Some time ago I posted about getting ready to start learning Python. In fact, it was several months ago. August, to be exact. Since then I have made exactly zero progress on it. I STILL don’t know exactly why. But something interesting … Continue reading
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Tagged accounts, blog, Dave Ramsey, finances, insecurities, intentional, keyboard, laptop, login, lunch, Michael Hyatt, passwords, pride, Python, records, rss, victim, walk, website
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I’m Not Mr. Tanner
“Mr. Martin Tanner of Dayton, Ohio made his Town Hall debut last night. He came well prepared, but unfortunately his presentation was not up to contemporary professional standards. His voice lacks the range of tonal color necessary to make it … Continue reading
Posted in Growth (Evidence of Life)
Tagged cleaner, gift, Harry Chapin, Mr. Tanner, music, performance, preparation, profession, public, rehearsal, singer, solo, song, speaking, vocal
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Is “Pro-Life” the same as “Anti-Abortion”?
We have allowed the press to define this debate, to the point where it is no longer a debate with an honest exchange of respected ideas, but a contentious verbal battle with no progress. Many who pompously title themselves “pro-life” … Continue reading
Posted in Growth (Evidence of Life)
Tagged abortion, baby, burden, care, children, choice, conversation, debate, disrespect, dominion, earth, emotional, existence, experience, financial, friend, God, government, human, improvement, kingdom, life, media, minister, mistake, nature, need, neighbor, nurture, opportunity, poise, potential, press, pro-choice, pro-life, procreative, program, relationship, respect, responsibility, reverence, Roe v. Wade, Savior, spiritual, symptom, teaching, woman
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My View on the Death Penalty
I have flip-flopped, or evolved, or changed, or grown regarding my opinion on the Death Penalty. Any of those terms is appropriate for what has occurred, and it is appropriate that this happens to people, whether they are computer technicians, … Continue reading
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Tagged california, capital punishment, charles manson, Death penalty, death row, killing, life, mistake, murder, negligence, premeditated, pro-life
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Looking for the Right Map
For several years I have been trying to talk myself into doing something I really, really want to do: learn to write computer programs. I have always wanted to write computer programs. For my Millennial friends, this will take some … Continue reading
Posted in Growth (Evidence of Life)
Tagged business, Codecademy, communications, computer, education, fear, linux, mac, microphone, mimeograph, office, program, resources, rotary, space, telephone, typewriter, Windows, write
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Build It!
If you have a business, you DID build that. Here’s why. Oh, and while I’m at it, I’ll also explain why you have something that you DID build even if you “work for someone else.” Two words. Excellence. Integrity. Nobody … Continue reading
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Tagged academic, build, business, commerce, excellence, integrity, internet, movement, process, quality, teacher
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A Greater Value
When is a loss more valuable than a win? I have spent this week with nine incredible young men, part of a much larger group of other incredible young men. I was supposed to be helping them have a good … Continue reading
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Tagged achievement, camp, Capture the Flag, character, Cub Scout, Day Camp, flag, gratitude, guard, integrity, loss, relationship, rules, safety, sportsmanship, staff, value, win
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They Had a Shot
It is a rare thing for me to have an opinion on a sports-related topic. This topic, however, is much less sports-related and much more values-related. I am referring to the dismissal of Brandon Davies from the BYU Cougars for … Continue reading
Tools to Win
My garden is a teacher. I have become convinced that all of life’s lessons can be learned or understood in a garden. (Okay, some are learned on a baseball field too.) Most recently, we have been harvesting corn. God blessed … Continue reading
Good Manners
It’s been a while since I put anything up here. I am so sorry. It was really bad manners to neglect my devoted readers. I live down here in the South, in the land of good manners. Children are taught at a … Continue reading
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Tagged address, adults, attire, brain, children, comfortable, communicate, dinner, formal, grammatically, Ma’am, manners, neglect, respect, Sir, social media
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