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I'm impatient. I don't enjoy being stopped by a red light. I don't like to be put on hold. I abhor waiting in checkout lines. I seek instant gratification. I love a one-minute thrill. I savor a delicious meal. I delight in a good sneeze. I chase pleasure and avoid pain. I live for the… Continue reading Time
I smoked cigarettes as a teenager. I didn’t think I was stupid. After all, many of my friends smoked, including my own father. That was during a time when there was no proof that smoking was bad for ones health. I remember the lush magazine advertisements touting not only the pleasures of smoking tobacco, but… Continue reading Crime Against Humanity
Please do not call me a Christian. Although the teachings of Jesus have shaped me into the person I am today, that statement might seem shocking for many of my friends. From the writings of the New Testament to learning the noble qualities of my mentors, including my mother, I have learned how to love… Continue reading The Miracle of Walking on the Earth.
Here are my (two) very different birth certificates. The first one is the amended one given to my adoptive parents and then given to me. The second is my original birth certificate that took me 36 years to receive (only after I could prove to the State of Indiana that my birthmother had died and… Continue reading Birth Certificates
Here are the death certificates of my birthmother whose maiden name was Betty Stewart, and her first husband, Carl Price Jr.
Here are three wedding license applications for Carl Price, Jr., in order by date of marriage: Carl Price and Sarah Weeks Carl Price and Betty Stewart (my birthmother) Carl Price and Shirley Gregg It is striking to notice the closeness of the marriage and divorce dates, the differences of ages in the groom and brides,… Continue reading Three Wedding License Applications
To my sister, Deborah Kay, 62 years have passed since the day you were born. I wanted you to see the work your family, your internet friends, and myself have done to try and find you. What happened? Were you adopted? Stolen? Or something more sinister? It took me twenty years to find myself. Now… Continue reading Deborah Kay, We Will Never Stop Searching for You
After the Texas mass shooting that killed 26 people, or 4% of the little towns population, I hope we will all get a good nights sleep tonight. The shooter is dead. After all, guns don't kill people, you say. People kill people. But is there another shooter out there somewhere? Why do we love guns?… Continue reading The Shooter is Dead. Should We Feel Safe?
Real happiness does not come from material things, but from the thoughts of love we hold in our heads. If we want to look at the past with a smile, we must create a good memory today.
When adoption rules were written, the original deal was to protect the “rights” of the adoptive parent and the birth mother. By sealing the birth records, the goal was to prevent shame and to hide the secrets of the past. That has always been the defense if you are an attorney on the side of… Continue reading The Wholeness of Truth Outweighs the Pain of the Past
October 14, 2017 Vice President Mike Pence RE: Removal of the President of the United States invoking the Twenty-Fifth Amendment. Section IV. The White House Office of the Vice President 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington DC, 20500 Dear Vice President Mike Pence, There comes a time when the leaders of our government must make difficult… Continue reading A Letter to the Cabinet of the President of the United States to Invoke the Twenty-Fifth Amendment
When I was a child, my adoptive father would always joke with me, telling me that he and my adoptive mom picked me out from a room of babies. "I want the curly-headed one over there," he told me he said to the nurses. For years, I happily believed this story of my beginnings. When… Continue reading Never Be Afraid of a Bully
President Donald Trump has acquired a position in which he cannot serve. He awakened our darker side by promoting fear and discord. He reminded us to check our doors and lock our windows. He made us pause before interacting with someone outside our religion or race. He made us suspicious that most Mexicans were rapists… Continue reading The 25th Amendment
Never in history have we had a direct line to the President of the United States. Although it is only a one-way communication, his tweets give us the real-time thoughts of a man who holds the highest title of the land. I remind myself that real life happens outside the rectangular rim of my iPad.… Continue reading The Tweet that Changed the World
Sometimes a seemingly insignificant event in one's life may later turn out to change that person forever. That person was me. When I was a teenager I took my girlfriend to the fair with friends. An elderly lady was caught in a bustling strip of rides and fairgoers and was knocked down by some running… Continue reading We must not Stand Silently