Yesterday afternoon, a room full of young Americans in every color young Americans appear, raised their hands and swore alike , "... So help me God", to uphold the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Raising his right hand and swearing with them was Paul's grandson, Levi. "... So help …
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Setting the World on Fire, One Flame at a Time
Once upon a time, in a far-away galaxy known as Southern California a little blonde-haired girl thought one day, she would set the world on fire. Her mother encouraged this, assuring her that if she were pretty enough, skinny enough, and okay, maybe also smart enough (like her cousin Randy, who got straight A's every …
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The Changing of the Guard
Have you ever seen the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace? Not just on TV, but actually witnessed it? It's amazing and beautiful, a majestic combination of pageantry and precision. Every soldier knows his or her part, they have drilled for this innumerable times and there is no guess-work. It is, to the viewing public, perfect, every …
The Curative Taco
Who knew that Kroger's at 4:00 p.m. on a Sunday afternoon is a freaking combat zone? Shouldn't all those pushy/oblivious/rude people be home watching football? Did they not see us carefully staying to our side of the aisle and could they not do the same, instead of stopping dead center while sending text messages? And what was …
For Cara, or, Comfort for Parents of Imminent College Students
For all the tea in China I would never be purposefully rude or hurtful to anyone, yet I so often am when unfiltered things come flying out of my face or occasionally, fingertips. For example, the other day a friend posted a heartfelt comment about her daughter going off to college, how she was already …
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Texas: Popping Up and Being Awesome
My senior year of high school, I dated a boy named Robert. He was an unlikely candidate for the job, actually, but in the weeks preceding our first actual date, wherever I was, he just kept popping up, being awesome. For some time now I have realized that, like Robert so many years ago, Texas …
Southern Fried Californian 