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Daily Archives: May 12, 2004
Suppositions
Picked up set up called up stood up held up fucked up hoping for a let up Made over looked over passed over like a four-leaf clover glanced over once over start again start over Poked at joked at chew … Continue reading
Posted in Conversations, Poems, Statements
Tagged absolution, assumptions, balance, injustice, longing, power
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One from General Eisenhower…
In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the … Continue reading
Posted in Statements
Tagged alerts, control, democracy, Dwight D Eisenhower, governments, liberty, military, power, prosperity
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History Lessons
Well, my mom is visiting for a few days, having driven 2,500 miles on a cross-country jaunt to see not only me, but my sister in Tennessee, uncles and cousins in Cincinnati, the farm in Forest and then friends in … Continue reading
Posted in Conversations
Tagged conceit, ego, genius, history, nostalgia, personal history, self-importance
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