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A Reaction to Michael Jackson’s Death

Richard CummingsMusic, My A-Musings 3 Comments

Last night, I sat down to watch the evening news when I heard:  Michael Jackson is dead. My first reaction was utter disbelief–he’s too young to be dead!  We received no clues, no warnings, no serious ill-health reports.  For a moment, I thought they must have the report wrong.  How could Michael Jackson be dead?

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Priests: Presumed Guilty

Richard CummingsLife, My A-Musings 1 Comment

My uncle just came by for a visit.  My uncle is a priest, a Jesuit priest no less.  If you want to get technical, they’re super-priests. My uncle has like 5 masters degrees.  Jesuits are uber-educated as they have to study for like 13 years before becoming full-fledged Jesuits.  It’s great-you to get to keep going to school well beyond …

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Will America Elect a Black President?

Richard CummingsPolitics 6 Comments

I wrote this article back in June of 2008 prior to the upcoming elections [look how young Barack looks in the photo!]. I was a big Barack Obama fan (read The 2008 Presidential Election: For Whom I Voted and Why?) but I was concerned that America would be reluctant to elect a black president.

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Cabo Polonio, Uruguay: Serenity Now

Richard CummingsLiving in Uruguay 5 Comments

When I am asked, “What is your favorite place in Uruguay, the answer invariably is Cabo Polonio.”  It’s a little slice of Heaven on Earth. Like Heaven, it is also very difficult to get to-you have to pay attention to what you are doing or you’ll miss it. My friend Vicky and I had decided to rent-a-car in Montevideo because …

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Know-It-Alls

Richard CummingsFeatured Posts, My A-Musings 6 Comments

Are you a know-it-all?  If so, I have one piece of information that you do not know:  You annoy everybody! There are two kinds of know-it-alls:  know-it-alls who know nothing and know-it-alls who actually do know almost everything.  I am not sure which is more annoying.

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One Thing a Woman Should Never Divulge

Richard CummingsRelationships 15 Comments

Can a woman say something that may cause a man to leave her rather quickly? If so, this might be that thing. If you are single, you may be able to relate to what I am about to say.  If you are married, it may be somewhat more foreign. When you are a single man, you tend to do a …

What Is An HDMI Input On A TV

What Is An HDMI Input On A TV

Richard Cummingstechnology 4 Comments

After reading my post about how to connect your TV to your PC, my friend saw the term HDMI and asked me: What Is An HDMI Input On A TV? So, for him, and all else who wonder, I thought I would tell you a brief bit about what is an HDMI input on a TV. If you have recently …

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My Favorite Books

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What are your favorite books? This page is filled with my favorite books. Do you like my choices? Let me know what you think in the comments… Often, a person’s personal library says a lot about them. I have no idea what mine says about me, but I’d thought I’d share with you some of my favorite books. These are …

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Seven Habits of Highly Effective People [Book Review]

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It annoys me that the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is on my favorite book list. The title itself is manipulative. We as a society are known to respond when given a numbered list. It’s typical of self-help books to provide you with one directive and then provide 30 supporting pages of evidence, as if you’re a dummy and …