View From Here: Thought for the Day

View From Here: Thought for the Day: I couldn't pass this one by! John Fugelsang provides the quote for the day:             “Gay marriage isn't Special Right...

View From Here: Paradoxes

View From Here: Paradoxes: We live in fluid times. What is ‘up’ one year is ‘down’ another. Definitions change. In is out when before out was in. Laws of gravity ar...

View From Here: Thanksgiving!

View From Here: Thanksgiving!: The Dalai Lama was asked once what surprised him most about humanity. His answer: “Man…Because he sacrifices his health in order to m...

View From Here: I Was a Republican

View From Here: I Was a Republican: I am 70 years old. I ‘started’ as a republican. I studied the issues beginning in my teen years, followed political news faithfully in th...

View From Here: Christian Nation?

View From Here: Christian Nation?: I think not. This conclusion comes from may years of reading and writing, of researching other topics and stumbling across bits and piece...

View From Here: Dusting Off Troubles

View From Here: Dusting Off Troubles: Found this on the internet the other day. It has poignancy for most people. Some more than others. “Here’s to all the people who get ...

View From Here: Thought for the Day

View From Here: Thought for the Day: A pick-up truck passed me the other day. On his back window was this sticker:             “My other auto is a .45.” Guess he’s fe...

View From Here: Random Thoughts

View From Here: Random Thoughts: Have a lot of items I need to get around to.  All random… Hillary Clinton provides the first quote of the day: “You may not agree...

View From Here: Target?

View From Here: Target?:      I almost made this blog a weekend thought for the day. Changed my mind. Too many good things to say about this topic. To get u...

View From Here: The Personal Touch

View From Here: The Personal Touch: Jamie Randall shared this thought with internet readers recently:             “ Sometimes the things you want the most don’t happen a...

View From Here: Veterans

View From Here: Veterans: With Veterans Day 2013 just past I thought it might be of interest to readers of the following facts:             “43% of veterans ar...

View From Here: Uplifting

View From Here: Uplifting: We learn by doing. We learn from experiences. An internet site called LessonsLearnedinLife.com shared this gem with readers the other day...

View From Here: Thought for the Day

View From Here: Thought for the Day: Big government or small? Personal freedoms without control? Freedom for all? Well to what end? These are large questions. Those who s...

View From Here: Dog Hotel

View From Here: Dog Hotel: This quote was given to me the other day. It comes without author identification. It is too good to ignore: “Dogs are welcome in this...

View From Here: Keeping the Path

View From Here: Keeping the Path: Teddy Roosevelt was an unusual President. A sickly youngster he persevered to build a strong body healthy enough to travel the wilds of t...

View From Here: StickingTogether

View From Here: StickingTogether: In church last Sunday I was struck by the fresh idea of the communion prayer: “As we break bread today remember the brokenness throug...

View From Here: Blog Draft Nov 12Einstein to the Rescue!Ponderin...

View From Here: Blog Draft Nov 12
Einstein to the Rescue!
Ponderin...: Blog Draft Nov 12 Einstein to the Rescue! Pondering the larger issues of life makes for lively thinking and discussion. At times th...

View From Here: Catching On...To Being Human

View From Here: Catching On...To Being Human: Knowing others, loving them, loving self and being able to receive love…these are stepping stones to being fully human.  Along this rocky...

View From Here: Thought for the Day

View From Here: Thought for the Day: Our thought today comes from Frederick Douglas, the noted African American former slave who became a leader of the Abolitionist Movemen...

View From Here: Trying To Keep Positive

View From Here: Trying To Keep Positive: Lots going on. Some positive, much negative. Each has a story. Not everyone shares the facts, beliefs or moral of the story.  Some exampl...

View From Here: Balancing the View

View From Here: Balancing the View: Paul Krugman writes commentaries on politics and economics. For the New York Times. He is well seasoned, thought provoking and academical...

View From Here: Inching Forward

View From Here: Inching Forward: As many of you know our household has been struggling with housing concerns. It all started with an illness at age 62. Managed to continu...

View From Here: Blamesmanship

View From Here: Blamesmanship: Let’s see, Katrina ravaged the gulf coast and it happened during George W. Bush’s presidency so it’s his fault! Don’t think so, but using...

View From Here: Thought for the Day

View From Here: Thought for the Day: This one is about religion. I thought it might be a good topic to ponder over the weekend, even if you do or don’t attend religious ser...

View From Here: Thought for the Day

View From Here: Thought for the Day: This one is about religion. I thought it might be a good topic to ponder over the weekend, even if you do or don’t attend religious ser...

View From Here: Random but Important

View From Here: Random but Important: Bear with me. I have a wealth of ideas and quotes to share with you and I've gotten behind schedule. So allow me to clear some of the...