Individual Freedom - Individual Responsibility. Combat Veteran and Defender of the Oppressed. As the empire collapses, civility dies. Stay fit or die early. Lately, I’ve come to realize that our time is too precious to waste on people who haven’t made an effort to become reasonably well informed and possess a mature and practical outlook.
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Songwriter Commentator
"The pioneers get all the arrows"
My first calling was as a musician and songwriter...I was fortunate enough to have a good run...Some songs from a friend of mine you never heard but might like...
https://open.spotify.com/album/0HVKSyCJgDvdt3HwhocXen#login
Friend of mine once told me this lyric should be stitched on a pillow:
"I believe that life is for living and love is the axis on which we turn
We bare our souls till all is forgiven
and clothe ourselves with the lessons learned"
---KH
A favorite quote from a favorite author:
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”
― Robert A. Heinlein
...and one I saw on a studio wall in Nashville:
“Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.”
― Robert Heinlein, Time Enough for Love
OK...one more...
“A dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, Friday
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Christian Conservative. I love to ride, Us Army 76-79.
I manage my own website NewsFeed News, @ https://newsfeednews.com I also Blog on Roberts Thoughts 2 @ https://robertsthoughts2.wordpress.com Where I share my thoughts,Political views things I find around the web and on occasion been known to express my religious views.
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Independent Journalist
“An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie. It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There's a punishment for it, and it's usually crucifixion.”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden