Author Archives: Mark Ashley

Waiting

My daughter desperately wants an iPod but doesn’t have enough money to buy one.  She’s been trying every angle with her parents and brothers to see if she can beg, borrow, or steal enough to purchase one.  She’s offered to … Continue reading

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The Future of America on Election Night

It’s election day in America and it remains to be seen whether or not America’s future is bright or dismal.  Both sides claim that nothing less than this is at stake and that the stakes have never been higher in … Continue reading

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Bullying the Chikin

The past decade plus has brought too many reprehensible stories of bullying that have resulted in suicides and retaliatory killings.  As I’ve always understood it, a bully is stereotypically a big-mouthed brute who tries to rule the playground or the lunchroom … Continue reading

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Photoblog – Camp Patmos, Kelleys Island, OH

Random photographs that I’ve taken at Camp Patmos, located on Kelleys Island, Ohio. Sunrise 1 Sunrise 2 Sunrise 3 Shoreline Dining Hall and Lakeview The swimming pool Sailing The lighthouse at sunset The lighthouse at the camp The lighthouse Looking across the … Continue reading

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Photoblog – Nature 1

I haven’t had time to write lately, so I thought I’d share from one of my few hobbies – photography.  I know, every photographer with a digital camera these days thinks he is a professional photographer and is sure he is going to get his “million-dollar” … Continue reading

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