Laying in bed, my wife asleep at my side, my Kindle Fire Tablet giving off an eerie glow, casting off flickers of light on my face as I innocently flip through articles on my RSS reader. Then it happens. I stumble upon an article about Amazon deals of the day. The small, random grid of…

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Are you an optimist, a realist, or a pessimist? Did you smile and shrug? (optimist) Did you contemplate the question? (realist) Did you shake your head, knowing this will end badly? (pessimist) My wife is an optimist. No matter the situation, she tends to give people the benefit of the doubt. Me, I tend to…

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I love taking road trips. It’s something about disconnecting from the world for a short time and having some time to myself. I actually enjoy the time in the car, cruising at four miles per hour over the speed limit. My kids tease me when I comment on a car that flies by, “there goes…

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One thing I’m learning down this road of life (a little too cliche?), is that my time is becoming more critical — and less bounteous — the older I get. For you statisticians, let’s do the math… Birth to 85 Years (I’ll take it) = 744,600 hours 50 Years old to 85 Years = 306,600…

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Seems that everywhere I look on Medium I’m finding more and more writing about, well, let’s just say anti-conservative views. If this comment makes you angry or pushes you to rush to the bottom of my article to fire back a grimaced-faced reply, well then, yup, that. I joined Medium as a way to write…

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