Flags matter

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/yellow-gadsden-flag-carries-long-and-shifting-history-175971 https://music.apple.com/us/album/yellow-rose/1443654910?i=1443656135 https://ket.org/program/iconic-america/the-gadsen-flag/ https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/1075726/meet-sgt-william-carney-the-first-african-american-medal-of-honor-recipient/ Flags are powerful symbols – Sgt. Carney realized that: he took the (American) flag from the original bearer after the bearer was wounded and falling on the battlefield. {[< he made sure the flag did not touch the ground>]}. “Yellow Led-better” Is there an ornithologist that can see if the feather

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Happy Birthday Mama

https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768049289916285087?s=12 https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768049289916285087?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768076856232706353?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768077089196941644?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768076991670931692?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768076955293733093?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768090993121747103?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg “In the twinkling of an eye”: https://youtu.be/4f0p5KqdU9U?si=-1iOngkzWuJFMc3z https://youtu.be/bNoEDGBaHSs?si=xJAzlHMQOtcnrn7E What He brings: https://youtu.be/a20h93qyG0U?si=mZ7MbDVz0zbc6Sa7 https://youtu.be/_9TShlMkQnc?si=o2R5mtDKhNV1xMg- https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1765940343390822854?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg Not much of a present – I know, but she taught me to never stop learning, to fix and apologize for my errors, and how to love. I continually failed and fell flat on

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Happy Birthday Mama

https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768049289916285087?s=12 https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768049289916285087?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768076856232706353?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768077089196941644?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768076991670931692?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768076955293733093?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768090993121747103?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg “In the twinkling of an eye”: https://youtu.be/4f0p5KqdU9U?si=-1iOngkzWuJFMc3z https://youtu.be/bNoEDGBaHSs?si=xJAzlHMQOtcnrn7E What He brings: https://youtu.be/a20h93qyG0U?si=mZ7MbDVz0zbc6Sa7 https://youtu.be/_9TShlMkQnc?si=o2R5mtDKhNV1xMg- https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1765940343390822854?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg Not much of a present – I know, but she taught me to never stop learning, to fix and apologize for my errors, and how to love. I continually failed and fell flat on

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Happy Birthday Mama

https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768049289916285087?s=12 https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768049289916285087?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768076856232706353?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768077089196941644?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768076991670931692?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768076955293733093?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768090993121747103?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg “In the twinkling of an eye”: https://youtu.be/4f0p5KqdU9U?si=-1iOngkzWuJFMc3z https://youtu.be/bNoEDGBaHSs?si=xJAzlHMQOtcnrn7E What He brings: https://youtu.be/a20h93qyG0U?si=mZ7MbDVz0zbc6Sa7 https://youtu.be/_9TShlMkQnc?si=o2R5mtDKhNV1xMg- https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1765940343390822854?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg Not much of a present – I know, but she taught me to never stop learning, to fix and apologize for my errors, and how to love. I continually failed and fell flat on

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Happy Birthday Mama

https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768049289916285087?s=12 https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768049289916285087?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768076856232706353?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768077089196941644?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768076991670931692?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768076955293733093?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768090993121747103?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg “In the twinkling of an eye”: https://youtu.be/4f0p5KqdU9U?si=-1iOngkzWuJFMc3z https://youtu.be/bNoEDGBaHSs?si=xJAzlHMQOtcnrn7E What He brings: https://youtu.be/a20h93qyG0U?si=mZ7MbDVz0zbc6Sa7 https://youtu.be/_9TShlMkQnc?si=o2R5mtDKhNV1xMg- https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1765940343390822854?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg Not much of a present – I know, but she taught me to never stop learning, to fix and apologize for my errors, and how to love. I continually failed and fell flat on

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Happy Birthday Mama

https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768049289916285087?s=12 https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768049289916285087?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768076856232706353?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768077089196941644?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768076991670931692?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768076955293733093?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1768090993121747103?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg “In the twinkling of an eye”: https://youtu.be/4f0p5KqdU9U?si=-1iOngkzWuJFMc3z https://youtu.be/bNoEDGBaHSs?si=xJAzlHMQOtcnrn7E What He brings: https://youtu.be/a20h93qyG0U?si=mZ7MbDVz0zbc6Sa7 https://youtu.be/_9TShlMkQnc?si=o2R5mtDKhNV1xMg- https://twitter.com/redclayj/status/1765940343390822854?s=46&t=XIZQPLn0KV5EsmPz17fPJg Not much of a present – I know, but she taught me to never stop learning, to fix and apologize for my errors, and how to love. I continually failed and fell flat on

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The Wisdom of Why

First, let me address the roomful of elephants before I begin: I have found no prerequisite forcing me to reject religion in order to accept science; the reverse is also true. As a Christian who is curious by nature, I find myself questioning *why* things are the way we experience them. Until recently, most ‘scientists’

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Some People Change

Words. Words. Words. M*A*S*H is still one of my favorite tv programs – even after 40 years or so. In one episode, the main character (Hawkeye) is asked what book he would take with him should he be stranded on a deserted 🏝. His answer? “The dictionary. I figure it has all the other books

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Republic or Democracy

As I write this, no one has any idea who our “new” POTUS will be. Ballots are still being counted, recounted, verified, etc. To be honest, I really don’t care who wins. The “lesser of the 2 evils” is STILL evil. But I digress. The impetus for this post is hearing politicians, media members, and

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Alternative Facts/Post-Truth?

A wise man named Mahatma Gandhi coined the term Satyagraha. Its definition (loosely translated) means truth force – or “holding onto truth”. In this crazy modern world, especially in the disastrous year 2020, “truth” would seem to be on life support, if not dead already. I am gonna propose a theory on why I think

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