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Trump the King

What is a King? We’ve read about “Kings” down through the ages. They’ve been defined by what they accomplished, what they destroyed, and what was left in their wake.

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How Often

How often do you marvel at the beauty of the day? How often does the golden sun shine down from a crystal clear blue sky and paint the lush trees with tints, tones and shades of green? How often does the smell of a summer in full bloom tease your nose?

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Save the Date!

On April 8th, 2026, I will be giving a short presentation on the “Importance of Stories”. This will take place at the Gorton Center, 400 East Illinois St, Lake Forest IL, from 7:15 to 7:45 PM.

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Herbie -   A comment on life at Notre Dame

I think back to the dog days of February at Notre Dame in 1960 when football was over, basketball was effete, the sky was leaden and trying to decide between rain or snow,

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Man Think

You say “What do I know about how men think?”  I'll share some of my "man think" with you.

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Diversity and Multiculturalism

Diversity and Multiculturalism – standard Meaning: The practice or quality of including or involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, sexual orientations, etc.

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2+2 = 5 – Feb 20, 2021

I must admit that for all my sentient life I’ve believed that 2 + 2 does in fact equal 4. In the beginning I believed 2 + 2 = 4 because everyone else believed it. Then later I saw that number theory along with my fingers proved that two units of anything plus two more units did add up to four units. Was I wrong?

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Touch and Love

Skin, a vital organ that covers your entire body. It senses temperature, motion, pressure, friction, vibration, stretching, texture and more. It protects you from extremes of heat, cold, pressure and friction. But much more: it allows you to feel another’s touch on your skin and allows you to feel your touch on another’s skin. This is touch’s language of emotion.

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