Tag Archives: American dream

Motivate Thyself

Posted on December 16, 2016 by GP McClure

Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. — Norman Vincent Peale Sometimes I feel down in the dumps. The bills and debts are … Continue reading →

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The Sheriff is Coming

Posted on July 7, 2013 by GP McClure

The only foes that threaten America are the enemies at home, and these are ignorance, superstition and incompetence. — Elbert Hubbard I haven’t posted a new blog in a month now, and I don’t even know where to begin with … Continue reading →

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Politicians and Individual Power

Posted on June 2, 2013 by GP McClure

To know your limits is a state of self-delusion. — Bill Purdin Do you know how much power you have? Contrary to your own belief you have been given a great amount of power just for being you. Unfortunately most … Continue reading →

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Avoidance

Posted on January 3, 2013 by GP McClure

A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues. — Theodore Roosevelt I noticed our beloved Congress has avoided the fiscal cliff, or so the mendacious main stream media would have you believe. … Continue reading →

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Living in Loserville

Posted on November 9, 2012 by GP McClure

I felt despair. Though it seems to me now there’s two kinds of it: the sort that causes a person to surrender and then the sort I had which made me take risks and make plans. — Erica Eisdorfer It … Continue reading →

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