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Originally posted 2010-03-26 08:00:11. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
I wrote a post a couple of weeks ago about the mountains. How the mountains were calling me and John Muir. During the course of that post I said that my blog is calling and I must go, paraphrasing John Muir of course. I had said that it would be a great t-shirt. It still would be.
Today I wanted to write about commitments. I know there are posts all over Blogistan about how to divide your time and do everything that you want to. This is only partially about that. We all have our commitments to our families, wives, husbands, kids etc. We have work commitments. We have housework commitments. There are church and community commitments. And, if we want a piece of this wonderful internet pie, there are commitments to our websites and blogs.
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Posted by: Justin Matthews Tags: Bigfoot, Disney Channel, federal holiday, Federal holidays in the United States, Jr, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Day, Mexico, race, racism, remember the titans, school, United States
Hey there folks, did you know that today is either martin Luther King Jr. Day or Civil rights Day? That means Federal holiday. No mail, no banks, no SCHOOL!
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sometimes these things sneak up on me. Of course this post should have been posted yesterday but no school means all the kids are home and it is a major feat to get any work done. Sometimes I look at the calendar and think, good grief these kids have too many days off. I was ready to send them to school on Jan 2 this year, just to get them out. There was no school that day either. My wife commented how none of her coworkers kids had to go on the 2nd so we finally checked the calendar at the district website. It was 130 am. There was no school.
I would have had the kids up and to school before we realized that there was no one else there. I did get to have fun when they slept in and then went scrambling around worried about how late they were going to be.
So yesterday there was no school and we all celebrated human rights day by sitting on the couch and watching documentaries about Bigfoot. Don’t judge. Later came the Disney Channel marathon.
How exactly are you supposed to celebrate Martin Luther King day? I don’t have the experience of race issues to know how much better it is now. I grew up in a neighborhood where most everyone was white. There were a few black kids at school and they were just fine. I never had a problem with what anyone looked like. I know from history that this was not always the case, but I have no firsthand knowledge of it. Read the rest of this entry »
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Originally posted 2010-04-09 08:00:50. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Yesterday, I wrote a post about a strange dream that I had. At the end, I said, “I am not sure what any of it meant at the time or has to say about my sanity, lack of it, or what can be interpreted by it.” I also asked for comments.
My new friend Jayne Sherwood (of whom I cannot find a web site or anything but a twitter account of @jayneEsherwood please update me Jayne and I will link it in) Said in a fantastic comment: Read the rest of this entry »
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Originally posted 2010-04-29 08:00:16. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
I have a question today. Think about this.
What would you do if you had 24 hours completely to yourself?
The house was clean, the kids taken care of, the cars working, the yardwork done, no work, blog post written, not one thing required of you. Time of year is ideal for whatever you wish to do. When you get back there is no backlog of anything. It is a completely free 24 hours.
What would you do?
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