NOVEMBER 20, 2009 9:06PM

T'was the Night Before Christmas ala Panama

I didn't write this.  I haven't a clue who did write it, but I've loved it for years.

 

 'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the casa,
Not a creature was stirring. ¡Caramba! ¿Que pasa?

The stockings are hanging con mucho cuidado
In hopes that St. Nick will fee… Read full post »

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009 12:23PM

How To Make A Panamanian Christmas Tree

1. Get a piece of 2x4 about 8 inches long. Spray paint it white.

2. Climb a palm tree and hack loose a seed spray. Knock all the old seeds off it.

3. Nail it to the 2x4 and spray paint everything white.

4. Sprinkle the entire palm seed spray… Read full post »

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NOVEMBER 12, 2009 9:30AM

Letter to Applebee's Restaurant

I was completely underwhelmed with this store's execution of the Gratitude Dinners for Veterans and Active Duty. There were no facilities available for disabled veterans, there was a complete lack of organization in how the veterans and active duty were processed for seating. We were experiencing one… Read full post »

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009 6:51PM

My Military Service

With Veterans Day just one sunrise away, I find myself looking back on my service. When I was nineteen, I joined the Air Force. Vietnam was not going well, Vietnam veterans were not fondly looked upon, as though the war were their fault. Yet, I joined the military. I did it… Read full post »

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NOVEMBER 6, 2009 9:46PM

Saying Good bye

This time of year always sends me into a very contemplative mood. The arrival of Thanksgiving doesn't herald the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. It heralds the anniversay of my eldest son's passing.

Alan was 14 years old, a very vital, active, funny, happy boy without a care in… Read full post »

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NOVEMBER 5, 2009 2:57AM

This is What Sean Did

This is a copy of the newpaper article that appeared about the crime that my son, Sean, committed. I will add a few comments at the end. This is NOT my writing. It is that of a Jacksonville, North Carolina reporter.

 

August 25, 2004 12:00 AM… Read full post »
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NOVEMBER 4, 2009 9:56PM

The Importance of Kindness

Tonight, on our way to bowling, we stopped at Wendy's for food. This is not about bowling, or Wendy's or the evils of fast food. It's about homelessness, and more specifically, about homeless veterans.


While we were eating, a gentleman came in and sat at one of the tables closest… Read full post »

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NOVEMBER 4, 2009 4:02PM

My Visit With Sean

 This is not truly a new post, but it is a post about a visit I made to one of the state prisons in North Carolina for a visit to my son, Sean, who is incarcerated there for some pretty hideous crimes. Sean is a sociopath, completely without a conscience.… Read full post »

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