Tag Archives: Shadow

On Your Inner Boo Radley

Posted on January 25, 2018 by richp45198

My favorite book and movie are To Kill a Mockingbird. When I first read the book, when I finished I turned back to page 1 and read it again. The first time I saw the movie I went back the next night … Continue reading →

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The Challenge of Charlottesville

Posted on August 15, 2017 by richp45198

White supremacists turn my stomach, especially when they claim to be Christian. I would like to leave it at that, content in my self-righteous outrage. Unfortunately I claim to be a Christian too and so, as my stomach churns as … Continue reading →

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On Motes and Splinters

Posted on July 8, 2016 by richp45198

Once again we are confronted with senseless violence as police officers are shot down in Dallas TX. We point fingers. We blame just as we did after the Orlando shootings and after the many senseless killings that seem to be … Continue reading →

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On Movie Villains and the Shadow

Posted on November 3, 2015 by richp45198

I love lists, not so much for purposes of organizing but more because they can spawn great arguments. My all-time baseball team, for example, excludes the likes of Joe DiMaggio and Johnny Bench, an exclusion with which some will take … Continue reading →

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On Intolerance

Posted on May 13, 2013 by richp45198

A short time ago, five young soldiers from Ft. Bliss were killed by an IED blast in Afghanistan. A memorial service has been scheduled for later this month. The Westboro Baptist Church plans to come to El Paso to put on … Continue reading →

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