Puzzled No More By Jesse Mullins The old crossword puzzle game. Where did it originate? Who first constructed one? What are its sociological implications? These are all questions I cannot answer. They are very dull and pointless questions also, so I will proceed at once to the meat of this little commentary. I am swearing [...]
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A Crossword Dropout Says His Buh-Bye
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Tags: constructors, crossword, crossword puzzles, East European rivers, gopher's vessel, humor, Judah Koolyk, puzzle
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God
In a world where the mere mention of God in a public setting or context can draw more concern and dismay than any number of profane messages, we must stop and ask ourselves what has happened to steer things so far down so many undesirable paths. Abraham Lincoln wrote, “It is announced in scripture, and proven by all history, that those nations are blessed whose God is the Lord.” Proven by all history. A nation that is not God-centered cannot but lose not just its morals but its intelligence. It’s already happening. The God of Abraham Lincoln was a God who did not bless by serendipitously dropping providential gifts into the laps of the blessed. He blessed by raising the intellect. This generation will decide. We can choose darkness or we can choose light. CLICK THE IMAGE ABOVE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE.
God
Quips and Quotes
First my own sayings. Then some of the greats'. I know better than to FOLLOW those acts! :-) |||| The only populations who inflict torture on members for “ratting” are prison inmates and schoolchildren. |||| Any gener- ation’s so-called generational values are nothing more than watered-down versions of their parents’, slowly getting cooked up into half-baked versions of their offspring’s. |||| To be called “spry.” Should it be taken as a compliment? |||| Have you ever noticed, in those situations when you really need to take a deep breath and let it out, how, after you’ve taken the deep breath and let it out, the thing that was bothering you is still there? |||| Today's romance-minded gal must kiss a lot of frogs before she finds her crazy coot. |||| CLICK IMAGE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE.
Country
When the time comes, this space will be given to socio-political themes. For starters, though, just a traipse through the heartland as I share "souvenirs" of a cowboy journalist… |||| Does the Lord love a cowboy? Well, we know this much: when His Son was born, herdsmen were the first folks He sought out to tell the good news. |||| Most every young fellow has looked into the mirror at one time or another and saw, or hoped he saw, a Western movie hero looking back at him. But what’s a guy to think when, some ways down the trail, he looks into the mirror and sees a sidekick looking back? |||| Does Congeniality outrank Cordiality on the Roll Call of Virtues? And if Consistency is a minor virtue, where does that put mere Punctuality? |||| First you eat it all up. Then you’re all eat up with it. |||| CLICK THE IMAGE ABOVE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE.