Category Archives: At Sea

External Writings

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Recently I have been focusing my writing on Medium.com.

Old blog posts revisited.

The Journey: An unpublished workshop on the Holy Spirit

Some new posts’;

Corporate Consolidation of Food Stores

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Ref: SacBee: Food Source to close two Sacramento stores citing low sales and traffic I wonder if the closure of these stores is another example of the fruits of corporate consolidation and the lack of enforcement of the antitrust laws. Would the original “Food Source” owners have made the same decision, or would their relationship to the neighborhood have led them to adjust their business expectations for the good of the community?  We will never know.  What we do know is that … Continue reading →

Give Thanks for People of Honor, Integrity, Courage, and Compassion

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Today, I would like to give thanks to all the people of honor, integrity, courage, and compassion, who have stepped forward in these trying times. There are those like Fiona Hill, who speak truth to power, in spite of the potential consequences. There are those, like Scott Warren, reach out and help those in need, again, in spite of the potential consequences. Where are the Christian communities calling out for the end of the separation of children from the families? … Continue reading →

AT&T: Corporate Stupidity?

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What a circus! We replaced our tired, leaking roof with a new, metal roof. The DirecTV technician who came out to reinstall our dish correctly noted that he could not install the dish on our home because we had a metal roof and metal siding. He installed a cute ground antenna system, which basically anchors the unit with water-filled boxes. The antenna is fully functional in its current location and is not in anyone’s pathway or really anyone’s normal line-of-sight. … Continue reading →

Mobil Country Club Community: We hit the Jackpot!

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My wife, Mary, and I could not keep up with the rising rate of the cost of living in our home town of San Jose, California. We decided to sell our home and move to Sacramento County.  After some searching, we chose a Manufactured/Mobile Home Community In Rancho Cordova, the Mobil Country Club (MCC).1The formal spelling of Mobil is without the letter “e”, as you can see in the photo of the sign.  Sacramento County offered us a chance to … Continue reading →