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High school was not the best time of my life. Our family was somewhat dysfunctional. Mom had left us when I was eight; Dad had remarried...
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Grady Throneberry
- Nov 30, 2023
- 2 min
The GPS of Your Life
At 68 years old I found the need to reinvent myself. It wasn’t the first time to be in this position, but at 68 it was unexpected and...
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Grady Throneberry
- Nov 29, 2023
- 3 min
A Real Tragedy
Just a few days ago my brother died. He’d been unconscious for several days; the hosparus nurse administered morphine so that he wouldn’t...
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Grady Throneberry
- Sep 5, 2023
- 2 min
The Honey Bee
Yesterday morning as I was walking into my office I noticed honey bees hovering about a large hibiscus outside the building. It was...
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Grady Throneberry
- Sep 5, 2023
- 2 min
The Quest for Significance
Six months ago I was the chief of police in a fairly substantial city in my home state of Kentucky. I’d built a department from virtually...
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Grady Throneberry
- Mar 8, 2023
- 4 min
Giving Up My Guns
I’m a retired cop and I’m giving up my guns. I’ve never liked guns and only owned them because of my job. For the past 16 years I’ve been...
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Grady Throneberry
- Feb 7, 2023
- 3 min
Reflections on Race Relations
Not much has changed . . . I was a child during the 1960’s. Although I don’t remember much of my childhood I do remember the cultural...
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Grady Throneberry
- Jan 12, 2023
- 3 min
Laser Focus
Dogs always play prominent roles in the works of one of my favorite authors, Silas House. He frequently comments on the various things...
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Grady Throneberry
- Nov 7, 2022
- 1 min
Storms
I know very little, if anything, about meteorology. I don't understand weather patterns, the gulf stream or the polar ice cap melting,...
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Grady Throneberry
- Nov 7, 2022
- 1 min
Shame
“What makes the wound of shame so destructive? To experience such shame, particularly during our childhood and adolescent years, prevents...
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Grady Throneberry
- Nov 7, 2022
- 1 min
Soaring
A short time ago I stood beside my car watching a hawk soaring overhead. While moving beautifully through the air he never flapped his...
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Grady Throneberry
- Oct 6, 2022
- 2 min
Morality Police
During the last few weeks we’ve been hearing much about Iran’s Guidance Patrol, generally referred to as the Morality Police. The...
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Grady Throneberry
- Jul 6, 2022
- 3 min
Pro Choice AND Pro Life
In the wake of the recent SCOTUS decision overturning Roe v. Wade I have struggled to find answers and common ground with friends and...
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Grady Throneberry
- Jul 6, 2022
- 2 min
Ageless in An Age of Ageism
The reality that I am on Medicare has caused me to think quite a lot lately about my age. Please don’t misunderstand . . . I’m perfectly...
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Grady Throneberry
- Jul 6, 2022
- 2 min
Hide and Seek
Children love playing games and games are important. Playing games is one of the ways children learn to interact with others, problem...
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Grady Throneberry
- Jul 6, 2022
- 1 min
Abomination
“Can you imagine what it feels like to be told that your natural self is an abomination to the God whom you love and with whom you try to...
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Grady Throneberry
- Jul 6, 2022
- 1 min
Two Daughters
“Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not...
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