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I’m named after a Revolutionary War hero. I think my understanding of our preeminent national holiday is therefore both personal and a bit deeper than most.

Tench was a truly remarkable man for a host of reasons. He was secretly commissioned before that infamous July day. He was sent off alone to negotiate the first international treaty for the United States. He did so.

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Yeah we celebrate the birth of unquestionably the most important person in His story perhaps in the “wrong” month, maybe even in the “wrong” season, and with arguably some pretty inappropriate behaviors these days. At least we partly recognize Him. Maybe that will come to an end in modern America. I doubt it.

Hope is Eternal

At times I travel a lot. I have a good bit of contact…

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Last year at Thanksgiving I wrote a post about the Tale of the Turkey. It referenced the problem we all have as people. We believe tomorrow will be like today. Most days that’s true; then the unexpected occurs. As the philosopher Bertrand Russell sort of put it…

“For a thousand days the turkey is well fed and tended by human beings.
Life is both comfortable and…

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I’ll vote on Election Day. I want to stand in long lines.
I hope the other folks in my long line studied up like responsible citizens.
I hope they are citizens.

My Tuesday Hope

I hope by now my fellow voters are sick of TV propaganda ads about anything and anyone.
I hope they choose to pay no attention to any of them.

I hope my fellow voters will pay…

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Secular - This oft misunderstood and misused term underlies the current great debate we continue to struggle with in our American society. Here’s the formal definition:

Secular

• of or pertaining to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal: secular interests
• not pertaining to or connected with religion ( opposed…

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