Category Archives: Inspiration

Every Life Matters (08/31/2020)

Posted on August 31, 2020 by The Rural Iowegian

With all this attention on BLM, I thought I’d use the FBI’s statistics on murder to make a point. In 2018 (the latest stats): 15% of all white people murdered were killed by black people (514 persons); 8% of all … Continue reading →

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Thought for Today (08/19/2020)

Posted on August 18, 2020 by The Rural Iowegian

Drink fully from the cup of life until the cup has run dry. ~ ME They say there are five stages of dealing with mortality: Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance With being sick with an unknown illness for the past … Continue reading →

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Thought for Today (08/16/2020)

Posted on August 16, 2020 by The Rural Iowegian

With the recent derecho that started in Western Iowa and proceeded to speed towards the east coast wreaking devastation with 100 mile winds, five people died here, hundreds of thousands were left without utilities, and hundreds were left homeless. Each … Continue reading →

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Thought for Today (6/30/2020)

Posted on June 30, 2020 by The Rural Iowegian

Two days ago, I was doing a wide variety of projects around the home and accidentally cut one of my fingers down to the bone.  I didn’t realize how bad it was until yesterday when I finally went to the … Continue reading →

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Lesson Within a Thought for Today (06/20/20)

Posted on June 20, 2020 by The Rural Iowegian

This old Rural Iowegian is getting pretty sanctimonious today, so hang on to your tushies!!! Today, I had an appointment to show a logger around my property in Southern Iowa.  We met at the appointed time and I noticed he … Continue reading →

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Thought for Today (5/23/2020)

Posted on May 23, 2020 by The Rural Iowegian

Today is the 45th anniversary of the day I enlisted into the U. S. Military.  It was not a popular time to enlist, but I was 17, a high school graduate, and I needed a full time job. Mom was … Continue reading →

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Thought for Today (04/16/2020)

Posted on April 15, 2020 by The Rural Iowegian

Okay boys and girls, this Covid-19 thing is not going anywhere for a while.  I see the daily updates for my state (Iowegia), and look at this pandemic the same way I would look at any other data to analyze.  … Continue reading →

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Thought for Today (03/31/2020)

Posted on March 31, 2020 by The Rural Iowegian

I spent the day taking photographs and then chose two photographs to modify to see what I would get.  The first photograph started out: and in a couple of steps, I had this: The 2nd photo started out as: and … Continue reading →

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Thought for Today (3/9/2020)

Posted on March 9, 2020 by The Rural Iowegian

I’ve had many thoughts in the past week, but I also have been suffering from an acute case of procrastination.  This morning, I had a thought, but again I was interrupted by another thought (aka Thoughtius Interruptus), and lost track … Continue reading →

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Thought for Today (2/22/2020)

Posted on February 22, 2020 by The Rural Iowegian

Last year, I decided that every time I saw a concert close by I would like to attend, I would see how much the tickets are and then instead of going to that concert, I would take that money and … Continue reading →

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