"The Ministry of Truth was unavailable, so we created the National Curriculum Cleansing Task Force – because teaching critical thinking might lead to questioning authority."https://open.substack.com/pub/commonlifepolitics/p/official-proclamation-formation-of?r=uazba&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Only by crossing these boundaries in our historical knowledge can we develop a more truthful vision of American identity.https://www.commonlifepolitics.com/p/beyond-the-mayflower-spanish-america?r=uazba

Hope is rational, even in these times.

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First ever sweet potato crop was huge. And harvested my last potato crop of the year. Interestingly, here in western NY, the most bountiful sweet potato plants were Beauregard from Louisiana. Not the Carolina or Georgia varieties

The poet spoke for me this morning (Psalm 94):

My first ever harvest of Waltham Butternut Squash. 21lbs, 10oz, all from a single seed. I marvel at the superabundance of God.