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    An Atheist’s statement + my reply

    Hello. I am an atheist. I define atheism as suspending acknowledgement of the existence of gods until sufficient evidence can be presented. My position is that I have no good reason to acknowledge the existence of gods.And here is the…

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    Opening Act for the Eagles’ Randy Meisner

       We lived in Madison, Wisconsin. I was a full-time guitarist in a 5-piece country rock/western band. One morning I’m hanging out with my friend Scott, the other guitarist, when we get a call from our agent.    “Oh good, you…

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    Confusion

    Confusion: when my singular train of thought attempts multiple streams of consciousness. 00

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    Friendship & Grace

    If we are friends, then part of the contract is to extend each other patience and grace; for when we work closely while our soul’s character is being carved into shape by stresses trials and challenges – in aggravation we…

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    Ginger Baker

       Watched a documentary on world-famous drummer Ginger Baker titled “Beware of Mr. Baker.” Not what I expected; profoundly sad. Conclusive proof that achieving the pinnacle of fame, success, and top echelon in your art, including producing a portfolio of Awesome…

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    The Wall of Fear

    This is embarrassing, but for your sake, I’ll throw myself on the grill. Susie & I lived in Madison, Wisconsin. I worked in a bookbindery—a factory that made covers for books. My job: someone slid me a stack of naked…

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    You Don’t Understand…do you?

    When someone berates you with “You don’t understand!” don’t take offense. Consider it an opportunity to build a bridge of friendship, to understand them more fully–or perhaps by allowing them to cover ground you’ve already comprehended, your willingness may help…

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    Watching People at Whole Foods

    Shopping at Whole Foods—actually Susie was shopping, making the choices, doing the work– I was wandering, quasi-glazed, staring at stuff and watching people. I observed two individuals with markedly different sets of attitudes. This one guy—I called him Johnny– was…

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