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Random Ramblings: January 17, 2017

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Don Merritt

Readers’ Advisory: This post is political, no holds barred and plainly written. If you don’t want to read such things, or if you are faint of heart, please discontinue now, and I’ll see you next time! OK, let’s get this … Continue reading →

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Random Ramblings: December 3, 2016

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Don Merritt

This is one of those days when I don’t have anything all that pressing to write about, maybe I’m still suffering the after effects of a vacation in the tropics. Of course I came home just in time for the … Continue reading →

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Nothing in this World is What it Appears to Be

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Don Merritt

I’ve pointed this out many times here when speaking of the world in which we live, particularly in Biblical passages that deal with spiritual warfare; nowhere is this truer than in show business and politics. Of course show business is … Continue reading →

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Random Ramblings: November 5, 2016

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Don Merritt

I Like Ike. I’d vote for Ike this year, but he isn’t going to appear on the ballot for some reason; I’m pretty sure he’d win a third term in his third landslide if he wanted the job. Sadly, he’s … Continue reading →

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Random Ramblings: October 1, 2016

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Don Merritt

The other day I posted a piece announcing that I would begin this new Saturday feature today and when I did so, I had two fun ideas for the first one. Quite naturally, now that it is time to actually … Continue reading →

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My oldest friend just retired

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Don Merritt

I say my oldest friend, yet we never met; that’s how good Vin Scully is as a play-by-play announcer. He retired yesterday after 67 seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers sounding just like he did the first time I ever … Continue reading →

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Regular, Sweet, Unsweetened and the Highly Irregular

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Don Merritt

My favorite two drinks in all the world are water and iced tea; oh I like other things too, but these are my favorites. Particularly in the summer, I enjoy a glass of iced tea… I first came to enjoy … Continue reading →

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There are instances under the sun…

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Don Merritt

…that really make you wonder what is going on. I happened across one of those incidents recently, an incident that has reminded me of why I have little confidence in human institutions… and no, I’m not referring to anything you … Continue reading →

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Where the Past and Present Come Together

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Don Merritt

This past weekend my wife and I traveled to Charleston, Illinois to spend the weekend with family. On Friday evening we drove to Mattoon, Illinois to pick up some others who were arriving by train from Chicago and we found … Continue reading →

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More of New Realities

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Don Merritt

Not long ago, on November 30, I posted an item called “Dealing With New Realities”, and even more recently, I reposted an item called “Do Dogs Go to Heaven?” Little did I know that these two posts would merge in … Continue reading →

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