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Absentee Father

Submitted by marcwarnke on Wed, 10/22/2008 - 16:19

I recently watched a Discovery special about a man who tried to kayak from Tasmania to New Zealand.  It was a very, very dangerous journey, but if he accomplished it, he would be the first man to ever do it.  He was a very loving father and husband, and he was filming himself, so it was pretty emotional seeing him leave.  He wept because he knew that there was a real chance he wasn’t going to see his family again. continue reading...

Watch What You Believe

Submitted by marcwarnke on Mon, 09/22/2008 - 15:37

I was talking politics the other day and the subject came up that wealthy people have a patriotic duty to pay more taxes than other people.  I’m fighting to keep my comments away from the subject itself and stick to my original intent in this blog, which is to discuss the reasons behind this kind of thinking. continue reading...

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