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A Sheepdog's Motto

A Sheepdog's Motto

     I recently was speaking with a young man who wants to be a Police Officer so bad he aches.  To be honest, I see great possibilities with this young man.  He just needs to mature a little bit.  He is currently in the Military and I foresee him growing up pretty quick there.  We were talking, of all things, about the HBO Series “Game OF Thrones”.  He knew I watched the show and was curious about the different families…

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Added by Jeffrey W Thorp on June 21, 2012 at 1:14am — No Comments

What is a Man/ What is good Son?

    Like i have said before,  I have been told my Dad and I were allot alike. I guess that is why whenever we were on opposite sides of a problem we butted heads so hard.  But everything I know about being a man and a father I learned from him.  During the last year he was with us I spent allot of ti me…

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Added by Jeffrey W Thorp on August 17, 2011 at 5:51pm — 2 Comments

Tommy Joe's rules of fatherhood

 I really miss my Dad around this time.  I have been told my Dad and I were allot alike. I guess that is why whenever we were on opposite sides of a problem we butted heads so hard.  But everything I know about being a man and a father I learned from him.  During the last year he was with us I spent allot of time at the house helping him and just talking.

 

My Grand dad left around the time my dad was 13.  He uses to tell me after 13 he was flying blind on what to do as a…

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Added by Jeffrey W Thorp on August 17, 2011 at 5:46pm — No Comments

On Sheep, Wolves, and Sheepdogs - Dave Grossman LTC U.S. Army RET.

Honor never grows old, and honor rejoices the heart of age. It does so because honor is, finally, about defending those noble and worthy things that deserve defending, even if it comes at a high cost. In our time, that may mean social disapproval, public scorn, hardship, persecution, or as always,even death itself. The question remains: What is worth defending? What is worth dying for? What is worth living for? - William J. Bennett - in a lecture to the United States Naval Academy November…

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Added by Jeffrey W Thorp on August 17, 2011 at 5:37pm — No Comments

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