Don Miller

@Cigarman501
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Retired teacher/coach. Trying to become the next, great American writer...and failing.
My Love, In Spite of Myself

My Love, In Spite of Myself #Blog #Blogger #Blogging #Valentine’s #Love #Loss #Romance

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Black History Month

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The Holocaust

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Standing on My Head

“Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them.” ― George Orwell, 1984 I don’t know what to do. Obviously, I can’t believe anything I see and therefore am incapable of doublethink. I must have a brain tumor, I’m unable to analyze and come to my own conclusions. What I’m seeing is not what I’m hearing.

http://cigarman501.com/2026/01/13/standing-on-my-head/

Standing on My Head

“Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously and accepting both of them.” ― George Orwell, 1984 I don’t know what to do. Obviously, I can’t b…

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Hi Hon, Merry Christmas. Scattered, smothered, covered or chunked…..

http://cigarman501.com/2025/12/25/hi-hon-merry-christmas-scattered-smothered-covered-or-chunked/

Hi Hon, Merry Christmas. Scattered, smothered, covered or chunked…..

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Coffee is Better with a Friend

Coffee is Better with a Friend “Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art…. It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.” ― C.S. Lewis, …

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Oh, the Horror…Happy Halloween

“At three in the morning the blood runs slow and thick, and slumber is heavy. The soul either sleeps in blessed ignorance of such an hour or gazes about itself in utter despair. There is no middle …

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Protest and Dissent

“We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that accusation is not proof and that conviction depends upon evidence and due process of law. We will not walk in fear, one of…

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A Memorial to My sense of Humor

I share this three years ago. I still haven't regained my humor.

http://cigarman501.com/2025/10/11/a-memorial-to-my-sense-of-humor/

A Memorial to My sense of Humor

I share this three years ago. I still haven’t regained my humor.

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Sunday September 15, 1963

“Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.”― Benjamin Franklin Sunday September 15, 1963…I doubt I paid much attention to the happenings in Bi…

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