Tag Archives: history

The Best Road Trips Leave Room for Surprise

Posted on May 21, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

The best road trips need snacks, coolers, hotels, maps and maybe a backup plan or two. But the memories that last usually come from the places you never planned to stop. Continue reading →

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The Mount Rushmore Nobody Else Can See: The People Who Shape a Life

Posted on May 13, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Some people change history in ways the world remembers. Others change our lives in ways only we remember. Maybe the most underrated people in history are the ones carved into someone else’s memory. Continue reading →

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A Welcome Break from Risk Assessment

Posted on April 26, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

After two straight days of writing about risks, I’m grateful for a question that allows a little more room to breathe — and maybe a better conversation too. Continue reading →

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The Last Thing I Learned

Posted on March 7, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

WordPress asks another one of its famously broad daily questions: “What’s the last thing you learned?” The answers range from classroom revelations to a television installation and a 1970s automotive scandal. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Thursday, February 12, 2026: His-Story is Important

Posted on February 12, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Read Exodus 1:8-22 Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. Exodus 1:8 Reflect I was substituting in an English class several years ago, and I started talking to students about the poem, “O Captain! … Continue reading →

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The Day That Changed Everything

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Some moments in history you just read about. Others you live—close enough to smell the air, hear the silence afterward, and never forget where you were when everything changed. Continue reading →

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What the World Has Witnessed — and I’ve Lived to Remember

Posted on October 22, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

I’ve lived long enough to remember moon landings, assassinations, resignations, eruptions, and explosions—and somehow still believe the world is a beautiful, unforgettable place. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Thursday, October 16, 2025: Don’t Look Back

Posted on October 16, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Philippians 3:12-21 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead… Philippians 3:13 Reflect Growing up in Florida, I always … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Thursday, September 25, 2025: Real Freedom

Posted on September 25, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Philippians 3:1-14 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, September 21, 2025: Don’t Leave Room for Sin

Posted on September 21, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Philippians 4:10-20 Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. Philippians 4:11 Reflect America has had its share of sad stories, but few are as sadly tragic … Continue reading →

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