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A day to celebrate?

Published on August 26, 2012

This is not something I usually celebrate – in fact, it’s the first time I’ve even heard of it, so I guess I’m way overdue. We got her when she was just a pup, 7 weeks old, I think. Kate and I went just to look at the litter. Ha ha! Like I have any […]


Definition

Published on June 10, 2012

This is from Wikipedia: Rhetorical question A rhetorical question is a figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked in order to make a point and without the expectation of a reply.[1] The question is used as a rhetorical device, posed for the sake of encouraging its listener to consider a […]


On Memorial Day

Published on May 28, 2012

it’s important that we remember what it’s all about. I saw a poster on Facebook today, showing a young woman laying on the ground in a military cemetery, hugging a gravestone. The commentary underneath read: IT’S MEMORIAL DAY! Just in case you thought it was National BBQ Day. Does make you stop and think, as […]