Reclaim Armistice Day (Nov 11) - Veterans For Peace

A Veteran’s Reflection on Veterans Day

Today I went to my daughter’s school’s Veterans Day program. Once I returned home from that I started writing first by putting my thoughts into a few Facebook posts and then moved those thoughts to a draft blog post as I am want to do. I really needed to get it out of my head, and because of that I also live streamed my thoughts on this through my Twitch channel too. It was an emotional day and I am NOT that sort of guy.

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If you don't stand for the special song, the magical sky-cloth won't freedom

If you don’t stand for the special song, the magical sky-cloth won’t freedom!

If you don’t stand for the special song, the magical sky-cloth won’t freedom!

Pursuant to a not-quite-conversation on Facebook regarding this meme I posted, I will sum up what happened and where I stand on this. It was interesting that this lady, a fellow Bernie supporter and Universal Healthcare supporter, found this meme as a reason to unfollow me even with as much as we have in common politically. =O

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A Birthday Present and Vacation – Constitutional Law Reading

So, for my birthday I have somehow convinced my wife to get me a Barnes and Nobles gift certificate so I can purchase a college text book on Constitutional Law - Constitutional Law: Principles And Policies (~ 1300 pages) and I have also somehow convinced her to let me take vacation next week so I can […]

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Google Celebrates Dr. Zamenhof’s Birthday with a Logo Doodle!

Google is, thankfully,  celebrating Dr. L.L. Zamenhof’s birthday today with a Doodle, since it is Zamenhof Day. Right about now you are probably wondering who this Dr. Zamenhof is that Google would take the time to recognize him? There was a lot of speculation within the Esperanto community as to whether or not Google would do […]

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Thomas Paine Fest at the Free Congregation

The Free Congregation of Sauk County celebrated what is perhaps the longest running annual celebration in the world of Thomas Paine, one of the most influential men of the revolutionary war. He wrote the inspiring and powerful Common Sense pamphlet which helped to stir the colonists to revolt against Great Britain.

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