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Musings by Marilou:

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I have a habit of often pushing the envelope and waiting until the last minute to do some thing, such as filling up my gas tank. On Friday evening, I learned a valuable lesson, but it came with a price, the life of my little silver Kia Soul.

Thinking Out Loud: Que Pasa, Cuba?

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Okay, so I’ve expended more than my share of ink harping on the folly of the mainstream media since it/ they sold their souls for the broadcast version of Trump Derangement Syndrome. But the recent claim that the young Cubanos of Cuba are out marching around screaming “vaccines” in protest of COVID-19, would border on downright funny if it wasn’t so not funny.

State Capitol Highlights

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The Texas Legislature convened in special session last Thursday and GOP legislators introduced a fresh set of voting bills after Democrats blocked an earlier attempt during the regular session by walking out in May, preventing a quorum.

Thinking Out Loud: Shorts

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MSM Praise Lawmakers Who Don’t Show Up

Musings by Marilou:

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Never underestimate the success and accomplishments of a military veteran with an overabundance of passion and a heart of gold.

Thinking Out Loud:Friendship on the skids

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Okay, so maybe our stumbling re-emergence back into a post-COVID world was not as dramatic as Charlton Heston’s view of the Statue of Liberty, partially submerged on a beach in “Planet of the Apes”. And it certainly didn’t rise to the level of terror experienced by a band of Georgians trying to find an operational and unoccupied post-1980 Dodge with a full tank of gas with which to flee fast-approaching post-Apocalyptic Pedestrian Zombies in “The Walking Dead”.

Mirror Ministries

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Have you seen the movie Awakenings with Robin Williams? The movie came out in 1990 and is based on a true story about victims of an encephalitis epidemic that left people in a catatonic state. Dr. Oliver Sacks tried a new drug regimen that offered the prospect of reviving the people from their unconscious state. One thing Dr. Sacks said of his experience that I’ve never forgotten is: “Every human being has an inner person who needs to be awakened regardless of what we can see on the outside.” Isn’t this true of our spiritual lives too?

Thinking Out Loud: Shorts

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The “Good Side” of the Florida Condo Collapse

Musings by Marilou:

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If July 3 was any indication of the “new normal” in Seminole and Gaines County, I’ll take it.

State Capitol Highlights

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As Texans hit the roads this summer with pandemic restrictions eased and vaccinations widespread, the national average price of gas is expected to top $3 per gallon, though the average in Texas for regular is $2.799, according to AAA. Drivers should expect prices to keep rising as demand rises, according to the Consumer Energy Alliance.