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There’s No Place Like Home

February 7, 2019
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The word for today is Integrity!

February 7, 2019
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The WALL

December 27, 2018

The Network

October 11, 2018

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

October 6, 2024

Sign on the Dotted Line

September 26, 2024

Happy Anniversary Grampa John

September 25, 2024

The Two Percent

September 5, 2024

Cancel Culture

August 25, 2024

My Ode to Phil

August 20, 2024

To Be or Not to Be – Indivisible?

August 5, 2024

Look Who’s Talking

August 4, 2024

Bait and Switch

August 2, 2024

The Last (supper) Straw

July 31, 2024

Throwing Good Money After Bad

July 28, 2024

Connected

July 27, 2024

I’m Stepping Out

July 22, 2024

The Obi-Wan Scenario

July 21, 2024

Just Dew It!

July 14, 2024

The Devil is in the Details

July 11, 2024

Respect the Position

July 10, 2024

Let’s Get Physical

July 7, 2024

Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me

July 7, 2024

Project 2025

July 7, 2024

Katie Couric on Kamala Harris

July 7, 2024

The Debate AFTER the Debate

July 7, 2024

The Guaranteed Student Loan

July 7, 2024

Where There’s a Will….There’s a Way

March 30, 2022

The Tipping Point

March 2, 2022

To Vax or Not to Vax? That is the Question

January 16, 2022

The 21 Gun Salute

January 15, 2022

46 – First and Ten on the Twenty

January 21, 2021

Making Census

January 13, 2021

Boundaries

January 8, 2021

Divided We Fall

January 7, 2021

The Power of Advertising

December 26, 2020

The Great Pretenders

December 15, 2020

The Public Servant’s Silver Platter

December 13, 2020

Better for Who?

November 19, 2020

This is Only a Test

November 18, 2020

Rock On

November 18, 2020

You Say You Want a Revolution

November 16, 2020

Peace

November 15, 2020

Duck, Duck, Donkey

November 5, 2020

God Bless America

October 18, 2020

ZERO Discrimination

October 16, 2020

I’m Outta Here!!!

October 16, 2020

Everybody Loves a Winner

August 21, 2020

The Concensus

August 2, 2020

2020 Vision

July 23, 2020

Don’t You Get Me?

July 18, 2020

Take a Seat

July 12, 2020

Ain’t That a Kick in the Head

July 11, 2020

GOYA Vey!

July 11, 2020

Shock and Awe

July 9, 2020

Who Cares?

July 7, 2020

Carry That Weight

June 25, 2020

The Eve of Construction

June 24, 2020

I Can’t Believe My Ears!!!

June 24, 2020

The Upside of the Downside

June 23, 2020

The Man in the Mirror

June 20, 2020

Go-Don’t Go

June 9, 2020

The Ripple Effect

June 8, 2020

I’m a Survivor!

June 7, 2020

Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way

June 5, 2020

Ask Yourself

June 4, 2020

Aiding and Abetting

June 3, 2020

More Money Than Sense

June 2, 2020

Be Careful What You Wish For

June 1, 2020

Where’s the Cavalry?

May 31, 2020

#George Floyd

May 30, 2020

MOB Mentality

May 29, 2020

To Err is Human … To Forgive Devine

May 25, 2020

Opportunity Knocks

May 24, 2020

Cast Your Vote

May 17, 2020

The Spark of Passion

May 17, 2020

How Do We Get to the Other Side?

May 17, 2020

Tough Shit!

May 9, 2020

Translation?

May 9, 2020

Come Together

May 3, 2020

ABC

April 29, 2020

Punchbuggy

April 25, 2020

Who Are You?

April 24, 2020

In or Out?

April 22, 2020

Charity Begins at Home

April 21, 2020

Wanna Buy a Bridge?

April 20, 2020

Let Me OUT!!!!

April 19, 2020

The Pursuit of Happiness

April 19, 2020

The Missing Piece

April 19, 2020

Tit for Tat

April 18, 2020

Get Off of My Cloud

April 17, 2020

It’s All About Who You Know

April 17, 2020

I’m Telling…

April 16, 2020

Who’s to Blame?

April 15, 2020

Buy Partisan

April 14, 2020

If You Snooze, You Lose

April 7, 2020

Wallpaper

April 6, 2020

Are You Wearing Protection?

April 5, 2020

Robbed

April 5, 2020

Pull the Curtain

April 4, 2020

God is in Control

March 31, 2020

Time Out

March 30, 2020

Share and Share Alike

March 29, 2020

Finger Pointing

March 28, 2020

Last Call

March 24, 2020

What Are You Broadcasting?

March 15, 2020

Don’t Panic

March 14, 2020

A Roaring Ellie Public Service Announcement

February 28, 2020

A Cry for Help!

February 26, 2020

Promise Her ANYTHING…

February 20, 2020

Golden Opportunity

February 20, 2020

Does it Click?

February 6, 2020

What Are You Saying?

January 10, 2020

Don’t Let the Door Hit You…

January 9, 2020

Fake News

January 7, 2020

Bullies

January 6, 2020

RIP “Simba”

January 2, 2020

Things I Want an Answer to…

December 30, 2019

The Bell-Shaped Curve

December 29, 2019

Things I will no longer do in 2020

December 27, 2019

Healthy, Wealthy and Wise

December 21, 2019

Long May It Wave

July 11, 2019

Where’s the Facebook I Used to Love?

May 25, 2019

They Don’t Call Them Red Flags for Nothing!!!

May 19, 2019

Pro Life Means What?

May 19, 2019

No Deposit – No Return

April 17, 2019

Fair Weather Friends

April 17, 2019

Law and Order

April 13, 2019

Time Out

April 11, 2019

Widowed

April 7, 2019

Help Wanted!

March 27, 2019

Where’s Your Empire?

March 27, 2019

Sorry Bob

March 24, 2019

Sitting Ducks

March 24, 2019

God’s Plan

March 22, 2019

Critical Thinking

March 21, 2019

Pop Goes the King

March 19, 2019

Let Me Entertain You

March 19, 2019

Inside Levittown

March 14, 2019

Buy Me to the Moon

March 14, 2019

Permission Granted?

March 13, 2019

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The word for today is Integrity!
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Pro Life Means What?
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Promise Her ANYTHING…
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Don’t Panic
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Share and Share Alike
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I’m Telling…
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The Missing Piece
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Let Me OUT!!!!
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GOYA Vey!
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