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About tonyj126

I'm a 50+ married man who always seems to have a large backlog of work to do, but also a lot of flexibility in my schedule. Much of the work I do is volunteer or taking care of extended family members. I suffer from, as my priest calls it, "the sin of self-sufficiency," which means I can figure out how to do most things myself, and consequently, reduce the need for community to solve problems. As a logical extention (at least to me), I find myself called to comtemplate the country's and the world's woes and offer my observations. I hope someone out there will find them useful.

When Traditional Family Values Cause Pain

Posted on September 24, 2016 by tonyj126

I feel the term “family values” is misused. Wouldn’t you think family values would mean that we treat people as we treat our family members – or should treat them at least? Don’t you think that no person should be … Continue reading →

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Darwin Award by Proxy

Posted on September 23, 2016 by tonyj126

My wife suggest this post while we were hiking in the mountains in Utah and it started to rain lightly. She said, “Dear husband, I do not want to be immortalized in the Darwin Awards when we slide off the … Continue reading →

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Let’s Give Millennials a Break

Posted on September 21, 2016 by tonyj126

During a hike in Utah, a woman walking alone asked my wife and me for directions and we ended up spending about fifteen minutes talking about all kinds of things, including our twenty-something children. Her college educated son works for $14/hour … Continue reading →

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A Lesson From 16th Century Germany

Posted on September 3, 2016 by tonyj126

I’m concerned. I believe that the Donald Trump’s “end of political correctness” messages – crowd pleasers at any campaign stop – are nothing more than permission to separate “us” from “them.” For Trump supporters, “us” generally means white men and … Continue reading →

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Sometimes It’s Good to be Unremarkable

Posted on August 16, 2016 by tonyj126

This is a post with the words incarcerated, defect, festered, and unremarkable and it’s a happy story for me. That’s because it’s my medical story for the past 2-1/2 weeks and things are good. In earlier posts I mentioned that … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Self-Fulfilling Prophesy – Sort Of

Posted on August 15, 2016 by tonyj126

Donald Trump made a bold statement in Altoona, Pennsylvania on Friday. He stated, “The only way we can lose in my opinion — I really mean this — in Pennsylvania, is if cheating goes on.” That may turn out to … Continue reading →

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Do We Want a Bully as President?

Posted on August 10, 2016 by tonyj126

I’m a camp counselor this week. Actually, I am one of the mentors for the Counselor-in-Training program. We train 16-18 year olds to be wonderful, caring and loving counselors so that their 3rd through 8th grade campers can have one … Continue reading →

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“Inside Out” Checks and Happy Occasions

Posted on August 7, 2016 by tonyj126

My wife & I recently got new checks. Previously we had breast cancer awareness checks and “Minions” checks. This time we decided on checks based on the movie “Inside Out” and immediately upon their arrival realized our mistake. The packaging … Continue reading →

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Never Mind Nukes – I’m Worried About Drones

Posted on August 4, 2016 by tonyj126

During Hillary Clinton’s nomination acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention last week, she said of Donald Trump, “A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons.” This makes a powerful … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump & My Faulty Logic

Posted on July 25, 2016 by tonyj126

I’ve been replacing my father-in-law’s roof — in Michigan — in July. This is not the smartest thing I’ve ever done, but once I commit to something, I tend to follow through. The temperature has been as high as 95°F … Continue reading →

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