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November 11, 2015by lbwoodgate 4 Comments

I’m glad Michael  McPhearson wrote this.  I was wanting to do something similar for my blog.  As a vet I share Michael’s sentiments expressed here. I have expressed similar musings […]

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For Valentine’s – A Few Words in Support of “Love”

February 14, 2014by lbwoodgate 7 Comments

On the busiest day of the year for it I’m actually working for a friend today who owns a florist shop and thought of this post I wrote last year.  […]

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Christmas Minimalists

December 13, 2012by lbwoodgate 11 Comments

Don’t you just love this time of year that maxes out credit cards and unites families to revisit arguments from the year before?  And how better to exhibit this joy than […]

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Warm Wishes to You All

November 22, 2012by lbwoodgate 11 Comments

Spend time laughing, loving and sharing with those you find yourself surrounded with today. And please keep in mind and support those underpaid over-worked employees at Wal-Mart who are risking […]

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Oh God! How Does an Apostate Deal With Prayer at the Family Thanksgiving Dinner?

November 19, 2012by lbwoodgate 16 Comments

There are those of us who no longer consider ourselves part of the religious community we were raised in but will be hosting family affairs this Thanksgiving where most attendees […]

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My Life as a Tom – a Perspective

November 18, 2012by lbwoodgate 7 Comments

    Why do I start feeling uneasy when the leaves start changing colors? What is it about this time of year that creates a need for me to put […]

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Today is Veteran’s Day

November 11, 2012by lbwoodgate 8 Comments

Hug a VET RELATED ARTICLE: Veterans Day and a caution against the cult of the military

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What We Should Really Be Celebrating On the 4th of July.

July 4, 2012by lbwoodgate 6 Comments

Though it’s the date we celebrate each 4th of July, it is the direction that the signing of our Declaration pointed us in that needs to be acknowledged each year […]

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The Unrecognized Joy (and Humor) of Fatherhood

June 16, 2012by lbwoodgate 5 Comments

This is a piece I wrote over two years ago before I began my blog here at Woodgate’s View that addresses the issue of being a new dad; a timely topic […]

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National Holiday, Parenting

For Valentine’s – A Few Words in Support of “Love”

February 14, 2012by lbwoodgate 11 Comments

It’s hard to get  pumped up about a holiday that is bogusly named after a christian martyr and who had nothing to do with romance.  For Valentine’s Day, love is […]

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