tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88065132303845425082024-02-07T08:26:00.890-05:00Ault's ParadiseWhere you can enjoy, discuss, get disgusted, or just sit back and enjoy some of the crazy jibberish.T.J.Aulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10756563585702514386noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806513230384542508.post-39188675574030469412014-03-07T19:06:00.001-05:002014-03-07T19:06:39.697-05:00TodayIn my opinion, anyone that claims to "know it all" probably knows very little.<br />
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For the past several months I have stayed away from political banter. It tends to infuriate some folks, goes unread by others, and basically is ignored...probably rightfully so. Too often the banter raves on with untruths, half-truths, and no-truths and that makes it stupid bantering!<br />
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I feel that today, each person has an opinion. Some opinions I agree with and some I totally disagree with, but since that is their opinion, I am glad to hear that they have one. We must always debate in our own way, in our own privacy, what we believe is debatable.<br />
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My wife and I took a test on our beliefs, politically, the other day. She is a Centralist, I am a borderline right-ringer. With this said, she likes to spend money on things I consider frivolous, while I spend money on things that the thinks are worthless. My point, she has her opinon and I have mine.<br />
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My father had two sons, one was short, the other medium height. The shorter one was better looking, and the taller one seemed to lack those glamor genes. Well, as things turned out, the older one went on to heaven ahead of the younger one and the younger one is still teaching Sunday school in hopes that his new way of looking at things, a little over the older brother's head, will suffice to get him to the great reward at the end of his life.<br />
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I have a friend who had two sons. One was tall, and was and is, for the most part, very happy. Poor, but happy. The other son has done very well, has money, buys things, but sometimes it is a concern as to his happiness. The moral here is...well, if there is one at all, it is better to be tall?<br />
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Kidding aside, we need to take a look at our beliefs, our understanding of things going on around us, and make a decision as to whether we are going the right direction. Are we too short or too tall in our thinking? Have we done any research to see where we, or where our country is going? Has it been easier to just accept things because we always have, or would it be better, although requiring a bit of effort, to open our eyes and take a good look around?<br />
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I can't help but remember Jack Kennedy's comment about "It is not what the country can do for us, but rather what can we do for our country?" He was right, and his party affiliation was not important. Are we relying too much on a government that through the years has grown too tall but with short genes and now can't pay its debts while we, the short people, are taking all we can rather than giving something back?<br />
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It is time to take a long look in the mirror, digest the problems, work on the solutions, and care about something, or someone other than ourselves.<a href="http://aultsplace.com/">http://aultsplace.com</a></h2>
T.J.Aulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10756563585702514386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806513230384542508.post-70258866655486368492014-02-11T18:52:00.002-05:002014-02-11T18:52:51.575-05:00Alabama Sunshine in FebruaryJust a little show to lighten your day....<a href="http://www.photoshow.com/watch/GP9FM3JI">Choose this link</a>T.J.Aulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10756563585702514386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806513230384542508.post-91725439098290938472014-01-23T18:24:00.001-05:002014-01-23T18:24:41.233-05:00WHO LOOKS A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH?"Another day, another dollar" as the old saying goes. I just didn't think it really applied to government so much as I do today.<br />
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Alabama has a wonderful tax called a privilege tax. That's right, a "Privilege Tax". What this means is if you decide to go into business in the state you start out, as you do in every state I have lived in, by paying an entrance fee, they call this a business license to be registered in the state. This is reasonable and acceptable.<br />
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Normally, <u>if you do no business</u>,<u> you don't pay a tax on the business because no money came in</u> to pay a tax on. But in Alabama, you are admired, loved and thought of as on of the boys, therefore to live in such a wonderful place, you have the additional luxury of paying the state for the privilege of trying to do business in it.<br />
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Sometimes situations are strange, sometimes hysterical, sometimes political, but rarely really<strong> out there</strong> such as having the privilege to do business in a state that is asking for new business all of the time and wondering why it doesn't come.<br />
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What a privilege it is to live here, pay income tax here, plus pay house taxes based on your income, and then if you want to spice up the cake, you can start a no-business business, run it for two and a half months, make no money and cheerfully send the state a gift for doing no business and enjoying the right to say you have done no business in the state. <br />
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Now that is not all. And you thought you were done giggling. Ha! Caught you!<br />
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Within two or three months after starting your "no-business" you receive a tax bill for $100.00.<br />
This is your privilege tax. Now, let's assume you have closed your business, so you tell your local government folks about it and they say something like, don't worry about it. So--o-o-o-o-- you don't worry about it. Then at the end of the year you receive a friendly letter from your local state revenue department that says, guess what? <strong><u>You didn't pay for having the privilege of having a "no-business business </u></strong>so we are going to charge you a 50% penalty plus a late charge of $7.00. Congratulations for having a no-business business in our wonderful, loving and friendly state where the license plate says "Home <u>Sweet</u> Home, Alabama".<br />
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Hey, your state may have a similar<strong><u> "tax" on doing no business</u></strong>. Better check it out because you might get caught up in a scam and pay out a lot of bucks to a company that is not a company that the state does nothing about. After all, why should they, there could be a lot of privilege taxes being collected <u><strong>AND WHO LOOKS A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH?</strong></u>T.J.Aulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10756563585702514386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806513230384542508.post-46743087146820565872014-01-21T20:00:00.001-05:002014-01-21T20:00:01.140-05:00Ault's Paradise: 3800 Pictures<a href="http://tjault.blogspot.com/2014/01/3800-pictures.html#links">Ault's Paradise: 3800 Pictures</a> If no one is interested in my photographs or my blogs, it may be time for me to quit wasting my time and concentrate on things that are easier for me to do.T.J.Aulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10756563585702514386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806513230384542508.post-64170800315857111152014-01-19T09:11:00.002-05:002014-01-19T09:11:26.696-05:003800 PicturesIf you like photography, and you would like to travel but can't for one reason or another, take a look at <a href="http://flicker.com/photos/tjault">http://flicker.com/photos/tjault</a>T.J.Aulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10756563585702514386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806513230384542508.post-88191840770485093852014-01-18T21:37:00.001-05:002014-01-18T21:37:17.962-05:00Just in Case<br />
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If you have never been to Aruba, you might like to take this short trip me us.<br />
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T.J.Aulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10756563585702514386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806513230384542508.post-90818349360336224482014-01-18T21:33:00.001-05:002014-01-18T21:33:23.463-05:00Is It Really Sunday?As it always does, Sunday follows Saturday. Why is it that some Sundays come before they should?<br />
This week has been one that happens too frequently. You start out on Monday wondering if the week is going to be another boring few days of waiting for the weekend. Suddenly, the alarm goes off and you discover it is Thursday, two full days before Sunday, three completed days that apparently have flown by since Monday that you have apparently been out of touch with. How could this happen?<br />
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Let's just recap and see what has happened. Monday you had the usual, breakfast at 6:30 AM, sleepily you entered the old sweat-shop at 8:00 ready to go home but couldn't so you stop at the front desk and say something to the receptionist that you can't really remember, then make your way to your work station, or whatever. Lunch time comes before you were awake enough to know what happened during the wee hours of the morning so you slip out and go to the nearest fast-food place to discover you left your money home on the bed-stand. You spot a workmate and bum a couple of bucks so you can eat, and promise him/her that tomorrow lunch is on you. You gulp down the quickie and head back to the sweatshop to discover you missed an appointment for lunch with your boss. (such is life, right).<br />
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By Tuesday, the alarm is old hat and you get up on the first ring. That is when you discover that your equilibrium isn't quite right when you stand up and you fall back on the bed awakening your spouse.<br />
"Oops, sorry hon...what?" You get that nasty look and some unkind words. "Now hon, don't be that way." You know immediately this is not going to be your day but you pull on your clothes and without waiting to have any breakfast, you grab your money and leave. The flat tire looms before you and remembering you didn't repair the spare the last time, you get a ride from your neighbor who happens to be leaving at the same time and works a block or so from your sweatshop. You thank her and she gives you a look like you shouldn't be there as she says in a refrigerated tone, "You're just lucky I wasn't gone already." I don't have to tell you about the rest of the day do I?<br />
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Wednesday is much better. Your equilibrium is back, you make it all of the way to the necessity room before you weave a bit and bounce against the wall. You thank the air around you that your falter is out of your spouse's view. Feeling you have the world by the tail you decide on eggs over easy with a side of sausage patty. Just as you remove the egg cartoon from the fridge, it tips sideways and your eggs are now on the floor. You barely have time to clean up the mess before the spouse comes into the kitchen. "Aren't you going to eat anything today, or do you want me to fix it?" You can tell by the chill in the voice you are better off to just leave. You give your spouse a peck on the cheek and slip out of the door to the garage as quickly as possible. Fortunately the flat has been fixed by the repair garage who sent a guy over to repair it for thirty bucks. (Thirty Bucks!!??)You open the door and slip into the driver's seat to discover that the keys are in the pants you wore yesterday. When you open the car door your spouse is standing in the doorway holding your keys at arm's length like a dirty pair of socks and you get the definite feeling you are the underdog again!<br />
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Thursday comes and you now know why you have forgotten the first three days of the week. You make a vow then and there that today, Friday and Saturday are going to be better. (they have to be) It is in your favor that you only have two more days at the sweatshop now, and that is today and Friday. You figure you can fake it, appear normal and happy and the days will fly by and get to your only day off from anything to do, which is Saturday. (Well anything except wash the car, mow the lawn, run errands for the family, and get out gunned as to what is watched on the boob-tube.)<br />
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Yeah, there are weeks like that, but it is a wonderful feeling to get up on Sunday morning and know that the only thing you have to worry about is making the announcements at church. Gosh, I just realized it is Sunday and I forgot to get the announcements for today....and I thought the week was over, this is the seventh day isn't it? The day of rest???<br />
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T.J.Aulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10756563585702514386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806513230384542508.post-48121336635316032262014-01-17T16:44:00.002-05:002014-01-17T16:44:59.835-05:00Back to School, The Reading Buddy ProgramEvery Friday my wife and I are privileged to have two children each (third graders) to work with on reading. These are great kids that just need a little boost from time to time. It can be to bolster their egos, to help with a difficult word, sometimes just to have someone to talk to at their level. Now I can't speak for my wife, but believe me when I am there they have someone to talk to that is at their level.<br />
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I have discovered they ask better questions than some of the older folks I associate with. I am not sure whether this is because I am not up the level I should be, or those people I associate with have reached a point of immaturity and they don't understand the normal things going on around us all today.<br />
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One thing is certain and that is that each Friday offers a new challenge. Our four students are not rowdy. They are very loving and affectionate, very inquisitive, and have a lot of trouble with focusing on the task at hand. They squirm, speak to anyone who enters the room, and frequently just get up and walk across the room to pick up a stuffed animal, a snack or sometimes, to do nothing at all.<br />
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If you have never been a "reading buddy" you should try it. You will find that these children have a lot to teach you about kids. It requires patience, endurance, understanding, an ability to explain things you thought you would never have to explain, and above all, love.T.J.Aulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10756563585702514386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806513230384542508.post-55392996005227225792014-01-17T16:33:00.000-05:002014-01-17T16:33:10.597-05:00We You Know What You Thought You Knew, Would You Still Like to Know Something New?The more you learn, the more you wonder why you are learning it. Sounds stupid, I agree, but there are those days when that is the way you feel. Lately my book reading has turned to biographies of famous people. Some are infamous as well I guess. This last week or so I have read Collin Powell, Richard Nixon, and am just completing the Clintons. I still have Albright to tackle, well maybe tackle is an inappropriate word, how about absorb?<br />
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All of these folks have one thing in common, although they would probably not agree with me. They are narcissists. It is very important that they be noticed, coddled if possible, trusted and liked. Unfortunately they have fallen short, especially in the trusted and liked categories; at least by me.<br />
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I have come to the conclusion I might like to vote for my dog. Jake is caring, loving, trustworthy,and loyal. Unfortunately he probably could be bribed a bit with food, but they we do have to remember that he is a dog. Not unlike Jake, those that I have been studying all have their bribe requirements. They will all tell you that money is not their "must have" but I imagine if you tried to take it away from them, they would complain a lot. <br />
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This morning I looked into the mirror and discovered that I too have some problems. Taking a sincere look at myself I discovered that while I am trustworthy, I trust very few people myself; I think that I am loyal to a fault, but again I don't see that others are as loyal to me as I have been to some of them.<br />
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Have you taken a good look in the mirror lately? If you have what did you discover? Did you find that looking yourself directly in the eye is not as easy as you thought it would be?<br />
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Like I said, the more you learn about yourself, and about others, the less you want to know. I don't know about you, but for me this is a riddle, an affront to my very being, a question that I continue to ask myself and can't stop the inner discussion.<br />
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<a href="http://www.aultsplace.com/" rel="nofollow">Something New</a>T.J.Aulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10756563585702514386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806513230384542508.post-28499963534104426602013-12-28T08:51:00.002-05:002013-12-28T08:51:54.996-05:00Where Do You Go, When All You Have Left is Your Soul?Today's world is a different place from the world I was brought up in. There is nothing wrong with wanting to have things and working for them. As a matter of fact, it is a pretty good feeling to accomplish getting something you have wanted. The problem comes when the most important thing in your life is what you have or what you think you are entitled to due to circumstance.<br />
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In examining family life today, it appears that there is a swing toward the belief that nothing is important if it is not materialistic. To expand on that a bit more, let's consider a family of "haves" versus a family of "have not."<br />
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The family of "haves" I refer to is the family that has not only everything they need or could want, but are tightly encased in that little circle of materialism. The "have" groups frequently place their happiness on what they have, not true spiritual, cultural or sought after intellectual things that count and creates a richer life.<br />
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Today's advertising world steers its advertising to specific groups. This is nothing new, it has always been that way, but...now there is television advertising, iPhone advertising, magazine advertising that rules the whole magazine content with little intellectual value at all. Children are asked to pressure their parents for "things." In some homes, both the father and mother work long and hard hours to obtain those "things" they think are necessary for happiness and lose the real meaning of family.<br />
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The family of "have not" rely more on family values. They seem to be more concerned with how other folks feel because of their efforts. They also contribute more to the whole family through phone calls, letters, basic thank you notes for things they have received and just plain caring. The family and its ancestory are the value rather than "things."<br />
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When the family of "haves" run out of their access to those possessions do they revert to the "have not" mentality, or do they find themselves so lost in their materialistic world that they cannot escape from it. What do these people do when their material things are gone?<br />
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Is it time to take a look into the mirror and see where you fit into this "materialistic" world?T.J.Aulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10756563585702514386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806513230384542508.post-18994012565226423582013-12-14T19:15:00.002-05:002013-12-14T19:15:47.472-05:00A New Word for An Old WrongJust for those who haven't seen the news lately, it is interesting to point out that our legal system has again come up with the most idiotic defense of the rich yet. It is simply called "Afluenza."<br />
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If you have a lot of money, the law does not any longer apply to you since you have been so protected you have become a compete imbecile and therefore you no longer know right from wrong. If you kill someone, that is okay since you really are to ignorant to know any better.<br />
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If you don't believe me, check the news for the young man who, drunk out of his mind, and spoiled rotten, drove his vehicle at a speed exceeding the speed limit and killed four people. His attorney said he should not be sent to prison because he suffers from "Afluenza,' the inability to understand that what he did was wrong and therefore he didn't know any better. This no doubt was caused because of his family affluence and protection. The poor fellow will be serving probation at a higher end facility than the best hotel around, but of course he will be denied many of those luxuries he had always had and consequently fails to understand that all people don't have them, since his affluent friends do.<br />
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I don't know about you, but I know about the way I feel and how many others I have spoken to feel. Simply put, it is time for those attorneys that have this kind of mentality be forced out of the profession and actually get a job where they find out what life is really all about. his should include the judges you rule on these cases as well.We also believe that our system of justice is completely out of whack and any day now the wealthy will be forced to carry a gun to keep we poor folks away from them rather than taint them with our being alive.<br />
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My Christian belief tells me to forgive, but my common sense belief tells me it is time for those responsible for these outrageous actions start paying the price we average citizens do. If you need more examples of what money and power can do take a good look at our congressional representation...really!! And yes, I can forgive them but I will guarantee you that I won't forget them.T.J.Aulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10756563585702514386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806513230384542508.post-45114841441412077992013-11-30T18:07:00.003-05:002013-12-14T19:18:06.224-05:00Merry ChristmasMerry Christmas<br />
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I have been told this link is not working unless you are a member of Roxio Photo....forgive me for misleading you if I did.T.J.Aulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10756563585702514386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806513230384542508.post-43979945974717871062013-11-07T19:30:00.001-05:002013-11-07T19:30:39.386-05:00Another Misguided Thought<br />
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I am sure that his will enhance the temperament of many sport's fans, but it is a fact that should not be ignored.<br />
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Several years ago I had a lengthy discussion with my oldest son with regard to the money being paid to big league players of football. The discussion was about the tremendous high salary they commanded while the ordinary working man had to hock his wife and family to attend a game due to the ticket cost. I was immediately told, and in no uncertain terms, that these men put everything they had into their chosen profession, and many of them would become incapacitated due to injury and therefore would no longer be able to work in their field, i.e., the big salary for their future.<br />
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Arguing would not have been worth the effort at that time as what he said had some merit, although I could name several occupations that were dangerous and yet they were not paid anything like those "what I called outrageous" sums of money.<br />
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Today many of them receive more than a million a year...a lot more in fact. I heard today that one is going to receive a huge settlement from the league due his continued head injuries. Now I don't want to be thought of here as insensitive, but really, a settlement in the hundreds of millions? Why don't insurance companies insure these guys, after all they make enough to pay the premiums, or do they?<br />
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I have a friend who was injured on the job. He got disability from the state to the tune of $1200.00 a month. Now in his job he actually did a job needed in the community and received a just compensation. I think now that he should have just put his head down and ran into a wall once a week so he could get the large settlement the player got. After all, the player has had several concussions over the years of his playing and anyone with common sense would conclude that maybe the game was dangerous, would lay aside some of that huge salary for the future, and accept his fate since it was of his own choosing.<br />
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All right, I concede, maybe this is the only profession he was cut out for...I was supposed to be a mechanic and became a salesman instead...stupid me!<br />
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Well, after you get done cussing me out, yelling at me and saying things like, "You don't understand !", or "You are just jealous!" or a hundred other, and probably far worse, comments just take a minute, cool down, and tell me if you would decide to do something you knew was going to disable you for the rest of your life. And if you did choose that profession, would you do it blindly spending your money without regard to you and your family's future?T.J.Aulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10756563585702514386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806513230384542508.post-85613057693459275292013-11-07T10:20:00.001-05:002013-11-07T10:20:24.966-05:00Forgiveness<br />
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One of the hardest things in life, at least for me, is forgiveness. I don't mean simple things like someone hurt your feelings with words or innocent actions, or that someone cut you off in traffic, I mean big things, things that really tend to hurt and you live with although they are cutting your life short.<br />
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Family is probably the toughest. You know how that works. One relative says something, then another picks up on it, and before long, just like that game of whispering in each other's ear in a group and when the whispered line comes out from the last person's understanding, it is nothing like it started out!<br />
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Sometimes we say things we don't really mean, or that someone misunderstands and rather than, at that moment questioning it, they let it fester until the sore becomes so big it gets blown completely out of proportion and beyond healing. In most cases, by the time this happens the beginning comment or incident is completely forgotten by the offended person, but the resentment continues on.<br />
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How many of us have had this happen to us because of our own misunderstanding? I know that I have been both the perpetrator and the recipient.<br />
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I don't know about you, but I have found that the older I get, the more I wish I could understand what I may have done or said that upset someone to the point they refuse to forgive and prefer to join the hatred crowd. I have discovered that when I forgive, I forget and I am much happier because of it.<br />
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Simple advice, think before you speak or act, and maybe you won't have this haunt you in the future. That haunting came interrupt your life and especially your sleep! Trust me.<br />
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T.J.Aulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10756563585702514386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806513230384542508.post-39885315354078207302013-10-14T19:23:00.001-04:002013-10-14T19:23:33.375-04:00Another Perspective on Who We Are, or Should BeI don't know about anyone else and what their opinions are, but I am pretty tired of the news media and their take on how thin skinned we Americans are. I have often been referred to as a stubborn Dane, my wife grew up as a "Greaseball Italian, I had a couple of Negro friends, a Mexican buddy that was pretty well known as that "Spic" down the block.<br />
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The interesting thing about this is that none of us felt bad about it, and as a matter of fact we joked about it among ourselves. We were not thin skinned, we were part of the American Melting Pot of people that have made up what used to be this marvelous country. All of us worked and played together, we prayed together and cried together. We built this country, side by side.<br />
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Today there are too many people out there that like to tell us we are poor, we are under privileged, we are misinformed, we are ignorant! Well, I am going to tell you that I am offended everytime I turn on a program where I am told it is wrong to do this, or to say anything for fear we may hurt someone's feelings.<br />
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Now those same thin skinned people are saying that a sports team that has been around for years should change their name from the Washington Redskins to "who knows what" has really started to cause a blister on my, well let's not discuss where or I may get my feeling hurt!<br />
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It seems to me that I should start a new group of people that don't want to be called "white" anymore. I find that to be very obnoxious. After all, paper is white, some clouds are white, the snow is white, and my skin is certainly not that un-color at all. I once knew an unfortunate person that was all white, her eyes were pink, and we were told that she was an Albino. Now if that is true, I don't want to be called white anymore...let's see now, what could we call we non-white people that are not red, yellow, brown or black? From now on are we the "Tan Americans,", or the Off-White Americans? What do you suggest we call ourselves. Anyone???<br />
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Washington , D.C. </span></u></b><b><u><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">t</span></u></b><b><u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">here can never be a building of greater height than the Washington
Monument.</span></u></b><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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</b></span><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">With all the uproar about removing the ten commandments, etc.,
this is worth a moment or two of your time. I was not aware of this amazing
historical information.<br />
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On the aluminum cap, atop the Washington Monument in Washington , D.C. , are
displayed two words:</span></b><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> <br />
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</i></span></b><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 115%;">Laus Deo</span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">.</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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No one can see these words. In fact, most visitors to the monument are totally
unaware they are even there and for that matter, probably couldn't care less.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Once you know<i> Laus Deo's</i> history, you will want to share
this with everyone you know. These words have been there for many years; they
are 555 feet, 5.125 inches high, perched atop the monument, facing skyward to
the Father of our nation, overlooking the 69 square miles which comprise the
District of Columbia, capital of the United States of America. </span></b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><br />
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Laus Deo!</b></span></i><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;"> Two seemingly insignificant, unnoticed words. Out of sight and,
one might think, out of mind, but very meaningfully placed at the highest point
over what is the most powerful city in the most successful nation in the world.</span></b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><br />
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</b></span></i><b><i><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;">So, what do those two words, in Latin, composed of just four
syllables and only seven letters, possibly mean? Very simply, they say </span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;">'Praise be
to God!'</span></i></b><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><br />
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Though construction of this giant obelisk began in </span></b><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;">1848</span></b><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;">, when
James Polk was President of the United States, it was not until </span></b><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;">1888</span></b><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;"> that the
monument was inaugurated and opened to the public. It took twenty-five years to
finally cap the memorial with a tribute to the Father of our nation, </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 24pt;">Laus Deo</span></i></b><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 24pt;"> - 'Praise be to God!'</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><br />
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From atop this magnificent granite and marble structure, visitors may take in
the beautiful panoramic view of the city with its division into four major
segments. From that vantage point, one can also easily see the original plan of
the designer, Pierre Charles l'Enfant ..... a perfect cross imposed upon the
landscape, with the White House to the north. The Jefferson Memorial is to the
south, the Capitol to the east and the Lincoln Memorial to the west.</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;">A cross you ask? Why a cross? What about</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;">separation of church and state? Yes, a cross;</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;">separation
of church and state was not,</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;">is not,
in the Constitution. So, read on. How interesting and,</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;">no doubt,
intended to carry a profound</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;">meaning
for those who bother to notice.</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;">When the cornerstone of the Washington Monument was</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;">laid on
July 4th, 1848 deposited within it were many items</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;">including
the Holy Bible presented by the Bible Society.</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 24pt;">Praise be
to God!</span></b><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;"> Such was the discipline, the moral direction, and the</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;">spiritual
mood given by the founder and first</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;">President
of our unique democracy</span></b><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 24pt;"> </span></b><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 24pt;">'One Nation, Under God!</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
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</b></span><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;">I am awed by George Washington's prayer for America ... Have you
ever read it? Well, now is your unique opportunity, so read on!</span></b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><br />
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</b></span></i><b><i><span style="color: purple; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;">' Almighty God; We make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep
the United States in Thy holy protection; that Thou wilt incline the hearts of
the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to
government; and entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another and
for their fellow citizens of the United States at large. And finally that Thou
wilt most graciously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy,
and to dispose ourselves with that charity, humility, and pacific temper
of mind which were the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed
religion, and without a humble imitation of whose example in these things we
can never hope to be a happy nation. Grant our supplication, we beseech Thee,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">According to the Encarta Dictionary, English North American
Version, <strong>Journalism</strong> is a noun, and is the profession of gathering, editing, and
publishing new reports and related articles for newspapers, magazine,
television or radio.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Using the same reference, we find that <strong>Sensationalism</strong>, on
the other hand, is the practice of emphasizing the most lurid, shocking and
emotive aspects of something under discussion or investigation, especially by
the media.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">These two definitions are the basis of my thoughts today.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We live in an era where the “news” is everywhere we turn. It
is on the radio; it is on the television; it is on our computers, iPads,
iPhones, Kindles, or any one of the other devices we carry. The only problem is
that this “news” is reported in many different ways.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Some media like to spread the news like the farmer spreads
fertilizer. The intent here is to plant a seed and watch it grow. It doesn’t
make any difference to the person reporting it whether it is true, has been
investigated thoroughly, or is just idle gossip. If that particular media agent
feels it is going to generate money for the media outlet, that is apparently
all that counts. It could also have a domino effect and generate some
unfortunate incident caused directly from their improper reporting..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Other media only write or talk about subjects they feel will
benefit them. Our political system is like that. It doesn’t make any difference
what party you are a part of, you can find information that makes you feel good
about your decisions, regardless of their authenticity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We are all guilty of bad reporting, from time to time. What?
You say you don’t think you are? Well, perhaps you are perfect, although I have
yet to meet a perfect person. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Here is an example of bad reporting by good people.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The other day a friend called to get additional information
about a party to be given by a mutual friend. I had no idea what the caller was
talking about. When the caller found I had no knowledge of the party, he became
concerned that my feelings were hurt since I apparently had not been invited. As
it turned out, this party was barely into the planning stage, and was just conversation
between two acquaintances. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Information comes from all kinds of sources. It is our
responsibility to check not only the sources, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>but also the content of that information. I
lead the pack in getting busy, half-reading something that fits my thinking at
the time, and sending it out, only to discover later what a fool I was for not
checking it out first.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The next time you hear something, or you read something, or
you see it on your special device or television set, check it out before
passing it on. <u>Be sure it is Journalism and not Sensationalism.</u><o:p></o:p></span></div>
T.J.Aulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10756563585702514386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806513230384542508.post-11432145226303561732013-07-14T19:49:00.001-04:002013-07-14T19:49:06.604-04:00A Tragedy<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Trayvon Martin, a tragedy, a conundrum for many, a traumatic
loss for his parents and those that loved him. The first thing anyone with a conscience
should do is extend their prayers to the families who have suffered this, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>loss and pray that it does not happen again,
although we know that it will, sometime, someplace.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The big question should be, “What caused this, why
did it happen?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">According to the news media, this is a young man who
was loved by his parents, parents who gave him all that they could to help him
become the man they wanted him to be. This is something that all of us, as
parents, do with the hope our sons or daughters<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>will grow up to be what we ourselves had hoped for ourselves.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Unfortunately, we don’t always measure up as
parents, or as sons and daughters for that matter. I was one of those young
fellows once, one that had a father who found greener pastures away from home.
Although I saw him from time to time, he was not there when I needed him the
most.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I am sure that my mother did her very best to bring
me up and to help with that she solicited the help of my older brother, who in
turn did his best. Still, there was no father figure. No father to help me make
decisions; no father to see and join me in my achievements; no father there
when I needed him the most.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Who is to blame? Anyone? Will no one step up to bat?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">All we know is what we have read and seen on the
media since day one of this incident. During that time we discovered that this
little boy, who grew to be over six feet tall; this little boy the prosecution
continued to call a “youth,” had become a man. Did he get the right direction
along the way to manhood?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">When I was seventeen I had a car, a job, worked the
last year of high school part time. I had cigarettes, often had blended whiskey,
and nodoubt, other things I probably didn’t really need. One thing that I needed
was a father figure to emulate. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I never
achieved that six-foot status. I didn’t have a record as a juvenile; I never
tried to intimidate anyone; I didn’t hang out where I knew I was not supposed
to be. Did I get into trouble? Not any more than any other teenager that
thought that he was beyond <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>reproach,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>smarter than everyone else. Do you remember
how brilliant you thought you were at seventeen and eighteen?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">How can we judge a person? Should be even try?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Our country will now get involved as an
afterthought. Where were these “upstanding” individuals when Trayvon really
needed them? Have you ever noticed how those that seek revenge, those that seek
publicity, those that try to sway their fellowmen and women to a perverted <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>way of thinking, only come out of the dark
when there is a person in agony that they can easily prey upon and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>use as a spear to plunge into the side of our
justice system, or our liberty?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It is not my place to judge or to condemn. I leave
that up to the judicial system, as wrong as it can be from time to time, it is
the only thing we have that can form <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the
balance between good and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>bad.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Before any of us act, we must stop, think, perhaps
even meditate ,or pray if so disposed, about what we are about to do, and be
sure it is truly the path we want our children and our fellow citizens to
follow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
T.J.Aulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10756563585702514386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806513230384542508.post-29800697700104101922013-05-07T13:55:00.002-04:002013-05-07T13:55:17.202-04:00A Final Request
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When we feel our days are numbered, when our thoughts reveal
our soul,</div>
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We reflect on things that might have been, had our visions
met our goal.</div>
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Our memories of days gone by, of things that could have
been,</div>
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We recall every thought that we ever had, of every little
sin.</div>
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<o:p> </o:p></div>
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The times when we made bad choices, times when hope was
thin,</div>
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Those are the times that we remember most, of things that
could have been.</div>
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You remember your children, think of them when they were
small,</div>
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And how life could have been better for them, had your hopes
been at your call.</div>
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<o:p> </o:p></div>
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But at this time when you look back, and see the things that
you did wrong,</div>
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You think of things you could have done, that would not have
taken long.</div>
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Times you could have spent, playing ball, or maybe fishing
by the stream.</div>
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Of times you could have been better, that your life was not
that extreme.</div>
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<o:p> </o:p></div>
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Yes, when we feel our days are numbered, and we look back at
our life,</div>
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We see that we made it what it was, whether it was calm or
strife.</div>
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We could have done things better, and made things easier for
this day,</div>
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When we should be able to leave things calmer, rather than
a-sway.</div>
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<o:p> </o:p></div>
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So to all of you who are reading this,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it is time you must be strong,</div>
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You know your days are numbered, your hours left, not long.</div>
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So make amends if they need be made, and let your children
know,</div>
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You did your best, and only ask they forgive you before you
go.</div>
T.J.Aulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10756563585702514386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806513230384542508.post-10344383954974165572013-05-01T19:05:00.000-04:002013-05-01T19:05:22.723-04:00SCAM or SPAM?Lately it is difficult to tell the difference between scam and spam....or is there one? You receive that odd looking email that should be in spam but you investigate it and discover it is really spam. Is it possible that spam and scam are in cahoots?<br />
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A few weeks ago a friend of mine received a phone call from a fellow we will just call Willy for now. Willy told my friend he would be in line, if he wanted to be in line, to receive a territory that someone had retired from, in his state . The territory would produce a reasonable income and he would have a small Limited Liability Corporation assigned to him by the state and federal EIN Number.<br />
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My friend asked what would be involved and he was told that, "due to federal regulations the company could not send its representatives out to call on accounts without a referral." That was where my friend would come in. He would run some ads in places like "Craig's List" and the prospect calls would be directed to a special division of the company. At that point the "salesman" for the area would be given the names and told to call on that prospect. If the sale was made my friend would receive 1% of any loans made, 2% for all business done through their credit card terminals, and "X" dollars for each terminal to accept credit cards that the prospect might purchase. Sounds cool, right?<br />
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Well, the next phone call, after my friend paid the "reasonable fee of $695.00," came from a gentleman who insisted he had several "sharks" under his command that only had to invest $50,000.00. They could expect a return of at least $15,000.00 per month. That was when he decided this was sounding a bit strange and not a part of the training program he had been promised.<br />
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Since then he has had the paper work sent to him for the start up corporation, but with the wrong name on it, and the "attorney?" that supposedly handled his "corporation start-up" has never answered any of the phone calls my friend made to him. The trainer called him once with a list of free "on-line" advertisers like the "Craig's List" and was told that was the training he would receive.<br />
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Well, to make along story short, my friend, who will remain anonymous, is discouraged, embarrassed and out almost $700.00. He has learned that you cannot trust anyone that calls you for any reason that concerns investments, jobs, or the lovelorn.<br />
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Thought for the day...trust no one, and as my fake fish that hangs on the wall of my office says when his button is pushed, "Be Happy!"<br />
T.J.Aulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10756563585702514386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806513230384542508.post-42550429970796407962013-05-01T19:02:00.001-04:002013-05-01T19:02:50.336-04:00Ault's Paradise: Preview "SCAM or SPAM?"Ault's Paradise: Preview "SCAM or SPAM?"<a href="http://www.aultsplace.com/">Find other Ault blogs with AULT.</a>T.J.Aulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10756563585702514386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806513230384542508.post-27963194941534082522013-04-17T11:55:00.001-04:002013-04-17T11:55:46.919-04:00Ault's Paradise: Tom and Jake Enjoy Writng Their BooksAult's Paradise: Tom and Jake Enjoy Writing Their Books<a href="http://www.aultsplace.com/">http://www.aultsplace.com</a><br />
Ault's Paradise: Enjoy reading other books, like the new <a href="http://www.deavereau.com/">Deavereau</a> series.T.J.Aulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10756563585702514386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806513230384542508.post-50366598155461497682013-04-17T11:50:00.003-04:002013-04-20T21:34:07.691-04:00BostonI don't like to get too involved with things that happen, at least when they are on a political basis or something that I think is just for publicity, but this Boston Race was something else.<br />
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Not many of us are vigilantes, but this time I think I could become one. It is inconceivable that someone could be so ruthless, so non-caring, so ignorant that they could concoct devices that kill and maim innocent bystanders. There is no reasonable excuse for this kind of behavior.<br />
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I like to think of myself as a reasonable person, but lately I am beginning to wonder just how far a reasonable person is supposed to go regarding the acts of mindless idiots!<br />
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There are those that suggest prayer for the perpetrators is the best solution. Others feel that they should be put into mental institutions. Still others suggest counseling. Now I believe that all of these are nice and realistic solutions...for some things.<br />
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The humanoid is a complex being. He/she should think for themselves; they should develop intelligent strategies during their lifetime that fit their particular pattern of life. What they should not do is take it for granted that the movies and other programs they see are real or acceptable.<br />
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First, let's not start blaming Hollywood for everything, although I do believe they need to accept some level of incrimination for their lust for prime time, sales regardless of quality, and misleading our youth into the belief that nudity, children without marriage, language that should never be uttered, and actions beyond reasonable norms are something that need to be emphasized, publicized, or even produced. Profit appears to be their one and only goal, and that is a god we should not worship!<br />
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Now, to be really off the grid, I have to believe that since we have these actions on television, in theaters, and in the computer games, that it seems our youth are being forced to accept these situations as "normal adult behaviors." Perhaps we should consider being more "normal" with our punishment as well. How about finding the worthless coward(s) who perpetrated this horrible thing on the bystanders in Baltimore, hang them upside down in the park, and post guards around them so no one can touch them, feed them, water them, or do anything else to help them. It could be published by every newspaper in the country, and every news link on the computer could feature that picture, and the same on every television station! That would surely get the attention of those that have warped minds!<br />
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Yes, I know this is not acceptable in this day in age. It is cruel, inhumane, non-Christian treatment. Yet, if people could see what could happen to them rather than the hand-slapping that has replaced, what used to be, real punishment for crime, it might be a big shock to those that are being taught daily that it doesn't make any difference what they do, they will no longer be sheltered by the law.T.J.Aulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10756563585702514386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806513230384542508.post-2433510719279431802013-04-17T11:21:00.000-04:002013-04-17T11:21:29.386-04:00I just discovered that I am out of date....well, to clarify that I mean that my blog is out of date with respect to what I am writing now and new websites...to be honest I may be a little out of date too!<br />
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As most of you know, writing as a pastime has been replaced by writing as a "fever." The last time I wrote about anything I was writing, it was about "The Incident." At that time it was only about 180 pages into completion. Well since that time it has been published with 288 pages and several books have been ordered and sold, along with the Jake series and the Gilbert Clock series....now there is the new, 400 page book, "Deavereau and the Napoleon Clock Incident."<br />
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If you would like to preview it you can do so at Amazon.com by just asking to turn the page. You can read about it at <a href="http://www.authorsden.com/nb.asp?id=58478">http://www.Authorsden.com/nb.asp?id=58478</a><br />
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Of course I would like you to visit the <a href="http://www.deavereau.com/" target="_blank">Deavereau </a>website where you can become a fan, order a book, or just read a little about Deavereau. Just click the link above.<br />
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As for Jake, he is just watching what I do everyday and barks a comment from time to time.<br />
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Well, so much for now, just a little note about the newest series and one that I am sure you will enjoy. It may be the next "Castle,"...maybe.<br />
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