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The Family Table

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Tonight, my family had dinner together for the first time in what seemed like a lifetime. It was awesome (the food was, too)! We talked. We laughed. It was something I'd been missing. Days fly by and these little moments of bliss get left behind. We hardly ever think about how important those family dinners are until there are no more. I'm glad we did this tonight and I hope we have the opportunity to gather for many more years to come. This may all sound a bit cliche, but it truly does make my heart happy. (L to R): Dad, Mom, Brother (absent from dinner), Myself Christmas 2016 Let's make some memories, 'round this 9 foot pine Pull up a chair and stay a while, at the family table Zac Brown Band, "Family Table" Yes, Let's.

Chicanery

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For six months, President Donald Trump has been on a collision course with the American media; quite literally. This morning, he tweeted an edited video from his days at the WWE, which showed him attacking a man with the CNN logo superimposed over his head. CNN, and the mainstream media in general, have been Trump's main target, dubbing them as "the enemy of the American people." They aren't. Journalists serve a very great purpose in our democracy. They expose the wrongdoing in our government. They brought Richard Nixon to justice. Trump's attack on CNN isn't entirely unwarranted, however. Recently a video of CNN's CEO came out calling the whole Russia deal "bullshit." Mind you, this is the CEO and not the actual journalists. People like Jake Tapper and Erin Burnett take great pride in what they do, and they do a great job! They do not think it is "bullshit." They, like me, know these are serious allegations that need proper examina...