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No News is Good News

November 27, 2016 Joey Cope 3

We have become a society that lusts for news. We perch hungrily for the latest scandal and are eager to see our enemies demeaned by the latest bit of information we squeeze from an ill-written headline. Increasingly it seems, no news is good news. photo credit: Oliver Klein, unsplash.com If [read more]

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Thankful

November 23, 2016 Joey Cope 0

I feel a little intimidated writing about being thankful during the Thanksgiving season. photo credit: Will Steward/unsplash.com So many good things have already been said. So many statements of gratefulness have been made. So many prayers have been prayed. But I am thankful. Thankful for the family I have. Every single [read more]

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The Noises We Make

November 18, 2016 Joey Cope 0

My gym workouts aren’t as frequent as they were just a few months ago. Travel, distraction, and a bit of injury have cut into my routine. So I was pleased this morning to be back at my Abilene gym. I even checked-in there on Facebook to enter one of the [read more]

The Beautiful Side of Opposition

November 12, 2016 Joey Cope 0

When I hit the “publish” button on my blog site a few days ago, it was with some fear and apprehension. In that moment I had chosen to not only signal my lack of support for Mr. Trump for president, but also to report that I had voted for Mrs. [read more]

Too Attached to the Election

November 10, 2016 Joey Cope 0

This is a political post. It was written after a lot of thought. There are a lot of words here and I already know that it might not be the best written work I’ve ever done. It might not ‘flow.’ And it may not seem logical to you. Or you just [read more]