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A Long Hot Summer

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Don Merritt

I love hot weather, in fact I love to annoy the people around me by calling it “nice and warm” when they are complaining about how they are about to die from it… The last few summers have been unusually cool … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Don Merritt

This week’s quote is another from G K Chesterton… “If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.” G K Chesterton May all of us stand up for our Lord Jesus Christ!

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Quote of the Week

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Don Merritt

“In an age of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ~George Orwell

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Crazy Dogs, Fireworks and Insomnia

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Don Merritt

Never be fooled by an innocent little face, this dog is a madman! …and I must add that cute only goes so far! Over the past several nights, people in the area have been testing out their fourth of July … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Don Merritt

“Fairy Tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” G K Chesterton

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Quote of the Week

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Don Merritt

Charles Spurgeon was once asked, “How do you defend the Bible?” “Very easy”he responded. “The same way I defend a lion. I simply let it out of its cage.”

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Mayan Calendar: End of the World?

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Don Merritt

I have been a denier on the subject of the Mayan Calendar and the end, I have even mocked the notion on this blog: I now realize that I was wrong. I have been looking around the internet, listening to … Continue reading →

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Remembering John F. Kennedy

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Don Merritt

Today John F. Kennedy would be 95 years of age; hard to imagine… Of course I’d rather be writing about how he was planning to celebrate today that having to remember him… Mr. Kennedy inspired a Nation with his unusual … Continue reading →

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Not Forgotten

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Don Merritt

Today is Memorial Day in the USA, a day in which Americans pause to honor those men and women who have given “their last full measure of devotion” for our freedom and liberty. All Americans, and even many others in … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Don Merritt

Another quote today from the original “quotable” Mark Twain: “If you don’t read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.” Wow, then too I see…