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Free The People Event:

Posted on July 7, 2013 by

  I went to the free the people event hosted by freedom works. There are some very good speeches that took place. Here are some of my brief notes. Unfortunately, I was not able to write as quickly as they … Continue reading →

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Spelling Temperature:

Posted on July 3, 2013 by

The bad way I usually spell it: tempature. The correct way is temperature. One way to remember is when I think of temperature I think either hot or cold. When someone is hot or mad about something they’re showing their … Continue reading →

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Setting in your story:

Posted on July 2, 2013 by

  I discovered these notes in one of my notebooks while I was transferring some of the notes from a story telling retreat. I don’t have documented where this information came from but I thought it was good advice. So … Continue reading →

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Projects for all ages for Family/Camp Reunions:

Posted on July 1, 2013 by

This is the final entry on this topic of reunions. I want to mention some of the ways that my extended family catered the activities to match various age groups of family members attending the reunion. –        Take advantage of … Continue reading →

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Motivations of some religious citizens:

Posted on June 30, 2013 by

  Last Friday, I tried to write a blog entry that discussed why certain religious people want to maintain the status quo of a marriage being between a man and a woman. Some people who disagree with this opinion have … Continue reading →

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Are religious people self-righteous:

Posted on June 28, 2013 by

I suspect we all have dreams of grander, especially if we have a chance to read, biographies of successful people or of great people in history. I guess the genesis of this idea was inspired by some Facebook entries that … Continue reading →

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Spelling candidates:

Posted on June 26, 2013 by

Wrong spelling: canidates (with a southern Utah accent) Correct spelling: candidates. How to remember? When you vote for someone you want to remember what they DID in the past. Also, you want someone that CAN do the things they promise. … Continue reading →

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Making it personal:

Posted on June 25, 2013 by

I am a currently attending two different Toast Masters meetings. One is called Mainstreamers which I attend one evening of the week and the other called Toastmasters, which is at noon at noon, once a week. There are some very … Continue reading →

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Scheduling events for family/camp reunions:

Posted on June 24, 2013 by

This is the next segment of planning of camping family reunion. The nice thing about this discussion is a chance I have too milk off the knowledge and experience of family members. Now I can share with you what they … Continue reading →

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Where is our True Grit?

Posted on June 23, 2013 by

  Today’s title of today’s blog is inspired by the movie True Grit. I have always enjoyed this movie. Beside it having John Wayne, the protagonist was a girl who endures personal challenges with courage and spoke. So I would … Continue reading →

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